Tottenham are on the verge of signing Timo Werner from RB Leipzig.
Athletic’s David Ornstein reports that Spurs have reached a full agreement with RB Leipzig for the striker and have agreed the terms.
The striker will receive an initial six-month loan with Tottenham to buy Werner this summer for a fee of between £13 million and £17 million.
The forward is expected to have a medical at Hotspur Way on Sunday.
RB Leipzig’s official account earlier confirmed that he had been left out of the squad to arrange a transfer.
Werner spent two fruitless years at Chelsea between 2020 and 2022.
The Blues were convinced to put up £47m to sign the German striker after scoring 28 goals in 34 games in the 2019-20 season.
But after scoring 23 goals and 21 assists in his 89 appearances for Chelsea, he deemed surplus to what he needed and sold him back to Leipzig in the summer of 2022.
Werner enjoyed a middling first season back at the club where he once shone, scoring nine and registering four assists in his 29 Bundesliga appearances.
But this season, in the Leipzig pecking order, Lois Openda and Yussuf Poulsen have fallen.
That meant Leipzig looked to get the player off their wage bill in January and Spurs were quick to complete a deal.
Werner has attracted interest from several Premier League teams this window – including Manchester United, Aston Villa and West Ham.
United valued the striker’s experience in the Premier League and were willing to challenge the long-suffering Rasmus Hojlund.
Similarly, Aston Villa are willing to bring in the striker to update Ollie Watkins.
Werner arguably would have been rewarded with more playing time at West Ham given Michail Antonio’s more recent injury problems.
But it turns out that the German foreigner, despite everything, was convinced thanks to the loan of Ange Postecoglou to Spurs.
The pacy forward, who can operate off the left or through the middle will provide a similar profile to Spurs captain Son Heung Min – who is away with South Korea for the Asia Cup this month.
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