Unhappy Timo Werner to exploit options
Chelsea striker Timo Werner wants to leave the West London club over a lack of adequate playing time.
Werner, falling below the striking order at Chelsea, with Kai Havertz and Romelu Lukaku considered in the starting lineup ahead of the German, would be open to offers from other clubs.
However, neither Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel nor the club would stand in his way but would only grant an audience to reasonable offers somewhat above forty million euros The Trumpet gathered.
Werner after the match against Israel that Germany won 2-0, confessed about not having adequate playing time at Chelsea.
The player, whose contract expires in 2025 has featured in 14 premier league games this season for Chelsea with a goal added to his name.
Despite the player’s insistence on getting regular football playing time, his huge salary might cause interested clubs to back out from the move to sign him.
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The German is the fourth highest-paid player in Chelsea, below Romelu Lukaku, Kai Havertz, and N’Golo Kante, and would have to take a pay cut if he intends to forge a move away from Stamford Bridge.
According to the German media report, Werner whose gross annual salary is about 16 million euros is under the radar of Borussia Dortmund who may likely swoop on the player should Erling Haagland move in the summer to either Manchester City or Real Madrid.
