After his last game for RB Leipzig, striker Timo Werner defended his waiver of the Champions League final with the Saxons in August. “In the end it was a joint decision by everyone involved. Not against something, but for a clear step and cut for everyone, ”Werner told the“ Sportbuzzer ”.
The attacker emphasized: “Of course it hurts me that I can’t help now to do the really big thing. But I will also be a Chelsea FC player from July 1st and will be paid by Chelsea. It was clear to me that all parties – Chelsea, RB and my side – should and should regulate this. “
Werner’s adviser Karlheinz Förster had previously defended the decision. “It would have been anything but a good start for Timo at his new club if he should have returned to Leipzig for the preparation and the Champions League after the holiday,” said Förster at the TV station “Sport1”.
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Have a say now! Werner continues: “How that was judged from the outside afterwards was quite a piece. Everyone who knows me knows that I won’t let anyone down and I’m not a bad sportsman, ”said Werner the“ kicker ”. “Some also seem to have forgotten that we have an absolutely special situation with Corona and that there has never been a transition phase in transfers.”
Agreement between RB Leipzig and Chelsea FC: Werner wanted to “stay out”
He tried to stay away from the topic “as best as possible because it was clear that I would have to offend one side,” said Werner. The transfer to Chelsea was the next logical step for him. “I’ve scored more goals than ever, I’ve collected more assists than ever, and we as a team have played football at times like never before. It’s hard to top this season. It was time to go to a world club. “
There are no losers in his transfer. “The transfer fee was affordable for Chelsea even in Corona times. Leipzig help the revenue, for example in an effort to keep players and to commit others. And it was also a good solution for me. ”According to reports, a transfer fee of 53 million euros is flowing – more than ever before for a German professional football player.
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“There were some top clubs that fought for me. The entire Chelsea package was the best for me, my game and my career, ”said Werner in the“ Sportbuzzer ”interview. The money played the “smallest role”. “Otherwise I could have gone to China.” The blues are a top address in European football. “We get a really good team with high quality, want to attack at the top.”