Timo Werner ‘has not ruled out’ a move away from Chelsea this summer as he seeks a starring role elsewhere.
That’s according to Sport1, who say the biggest problem facing the German forward is his current wage packet at Stamford Bridge.
Werner has endured a difficult two years at Chelsea since arriving in a £47.7m deal from RB Leipzig in July 2020.
While his record of 23 goals and 21 assists in 89 games is hardly terrible, he has not proven to be the elite-level striker the Blues were hoping he was after scoring 93 goals and registering 40 assists in 158 games for RB Leipzig.
He will take up the left-wing position that Werner has often been used in by Thomas Tuchel since his arrival.
And Sport 1 say a move is very much possible, stating that Werner ‘has not ruled out a move’ away this summer because he is ‘not satisfied’ with his playing time under Tuchel.
The biggest problem for him is he would have to take a bigger cut in his salary, which is currently an estimated €16m/year.
It is ‘hard to imagine’ any other club would pay him a ‘comparable sum’, making it difficult to secure a transfer.
Of course, there are always solutions to be found, particularly with Werner open to the switch, but it seems, for the time being, a move out away from Chelsea is not on the cards.
