RB LEIPZIG star Timo Werner has dropped a huge hint he is set to sign for Liverpool this summer.
The 23-year-old scored the only goal of the game, a penalty, to help his side defeat Tottenham in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie.
Timo Werner was the matchwinner for RB Leipzig in their game against TottenhamCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Werner has now scored 27 goals in just 36 games in all competitions this season, and has been linked previously with a £51million move to Liverpool.
And speaking to BT Sport after the game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the attacker was full of praise for the runaway Premier League leaders.
On being linked with a move to Anfield, he said: “Liverpool are the best team in the world at the moment, and when you’re linked with that team it makes me very proud.
“It’s a pleasure but I know Liverpool play a lot of good players and I have to improve myself and to learn much more things to get on this level to play there.”
BAYERN THE COMPETITION
While Liverpool are likely to be in the market for another striker this summer, they face competition from German giants Bayern Munich for his signature.
According to Kicker, the German champions are monitoring Werner’s situation at Leipzig, and identified the prolific finisher as a long-term replacement for Lewandowski, 31.
Bayern passed up the opportunity to sign the forward for £20million last summer as they instead chased Manchester City’s Leroy Sane.
But German winger Sane picked up an injury against Chelsea in the Community Shield meaning his potential switch to Munich collapsed.
The City forward is nearing a return to the squad, but since he has swapped agents it is claimed Bayern chiefs have ended their interest in the player.
It is believed Werner has a release clause of £51m in his contract, but that expires in April.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
