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London (Precise Post) – Chelsea have taken steps to sign German striker, Werner who is also the second-top scorer in the Bundesliga this season.
Chelsea agreed a deal in principle to sign Timo Werner from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, Sky Sports said on Thursday.
The report added that Werner has a 55 million euro ($62.45 million) release clause which expires on June 15 and that Premier League club Chelsea had offered the 24-year-old a contract worth 200,000 pounds per week.
Werner is second-top scorer in the Bundesliga this season with 25 goals, four behind Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski.
He has made 29 appearances for Germany, scoring 11 times. (Reuters/NAN)
