Timo Werner moved to Chelsea during the ongoing transfer window from Bundesliga side RB Leipzig. But for the longest time, the German international was being linked with reigning Premier League champions Liverpool.
Jurgen Klopp has been a long time admirer of Timo Werner and at one point it was being claimed that the forward is going to snub all other interest in order to work with Klopp at Anfield.
But eventually, he chose to join Chelsea a couple of weeks ago and now that Liverpool travel to Stamford Bridge, Timo Werner has explained why he chose to move to London.
“Yes, I think when I decided to leave Leipzig I talked to different clubs and next to Chelsea I spoke to other clubs,” Werner said at his press conference. “For me, I don’t want to talk too much about other clubs.
“Of course, there are some other clubs like Liverpool have a great team. Maybe I could fit in other teams but, in the end, I decided Chelsea because it was the best decisions I could take. Not only the style of football but because of what they shown to me.
“Yes, it was a hard decision in the end but I am very excited, proud and happy I decided this. Now I am here for maybe two months, it feels right, good and the team is brilliant. We have some very good but calm and nice players.
“It is fun to play at Chelsea, be part of the team and be part of what we start here. We can do very well with this team in the next few months and years.”
Timo Werner also added that Chelsea manager Frank Lampard played a really crucial role in convincing him to ditch the other suitors and join the Stamford Bridge outfit.
“It was a strange time, we couldn’t meet each other and we met each other here for the first time because of the virus,” Werner added.
“But he called me a lot, we had a lot of conversations, he texted me a lot and he sent me some videos where he could show me what style of football he wants to play with me in it.
“So for me those were important things to know about moving to a new club. Because I loved to play for Leipzig and everything was well for me there so it was really important for me to come to a team with a vision that fits my style of football.
“I think the whole Premier League fits very well to my style of football, because it’s so fast, and fast players have really good space space to go there and play well. It was really important that he gave me the feeling that the system he wants to play will fit me very well.
“The conversation with him was also really important, he’s a very nice and calm guy, who makes it clear what he wants and what his football style is and he makes it clear that you’re not only a player but also a person. He doesn’t see you as only a footballer and that’s important for me.”
