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RB Leipzig forward Timo Werner has said he's "very proud" to be linked with UEFA Champions League holders Liverpool.
The 23-year-old scored a penalty on Wednesday in his team's 1-0 win away to Tottenham Hotspur in the opening leg of their last-16 matchup in Europe's top-tier competition.
Werner told Viasport (h/t Goal's Josh Thomas) reporter Jan Aage Fjortoft after the first-leg win what it meant to be associated with an Anfield transfer:
The Germany international said: "Liverpool is the best team, in this moment, in the world and when you're linked with this team, it makes me very proud.