Chelsea flop Timo Werner insists he had a ‘GOOD TIME in England’, despite his struggle for goals at Stamford Bridge as the goal-shy German striker completes his £25m return to RB Leipzig
- New RB Leipzig signing Timo Werner has said he had a ‘good time in England’
- The striker returned to the German club after a tricky two-year spell at Chelsea
- He joined the Blues for a fee of £47.5m and was scouted as a proven goal-scorer
- Werner only managed 23 goals in 89 games during his time at Stamford Bridge
- The forward was welcomed back with playful slaps from his Leipzig team-mates
New Red Bull Leipzig signing Timo Werner has insisted that he had a ‘good time in England’, despite struggling to impress at Chelsea following his £47.5million move to Stamford Bridge in 2020.
The German international completed his £25.3m return to Leipzig on Wednesday, having previously left Germany as the club’s all-time top scorer.
Werner netted 90 times in 157 appearances at Leipzig before his departure but he quickly saw his goal tally plummet in England, recording just 23 goals in 89 games during his two-year spell with Chelsea.
Timo Werner insisted he had a ‘good time in England’ following his £25.3m return to RB Leipzig
Despite attracting heaps of criticism and struggling to win over the Blues fans, the 26-year-old striker insisted that his time in the English capital was positive, claiming that he learned ‘a lot’ from the experience.
‘I’m really pleased to be back in Leipzig,’ he told the German club.
‘The last 24 hours have been really exciting and it’s been a lot of fun to see so many familiar faces again.
‘I had a good time in England. I learnt a lot and got to know a new league.
The German striker struggled to impress at Chelsea, scoring just 23 goals in 89 appearances
‘At the same time, Leipzig developed a lot too. They’ve won a title and have the same high ambitions as Chelsea.’
Since his return, Leipzig have posted a video of his new team-mates playfully slapping Werner during training.
One player the German will be keen to reunite with is Leipzig attacking midfielder Christopher Nkunku, who played with Werner during his debut season at the club in 2019-20.
The 26-year-old is excited to team up with Leipzig’s talisman Christopher Nkunku once again
French international Nkunku has since emerged the talisman at the Red Bull Arena since Werner left, notching 20 goals and 15 assists in the Bundesliga last campaign.
‘Christopher Nkunku and I worked well together in the past,’ Werner said.
‘I always followed Leipzig and I know that there’s a lot of quality here. I want to play my part in that.
‘I will do my best to get back into the knack of scoring as many goals as possible. Individual awards take second priority for me.
‘There are a lot of good attackers in the league and more goals are being scored in general.’
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