Goal.com · Jul 28, 2020
Werner pinpoints Lampard as main factor behind decision to join Chelsea
Timo Werner says Frank Lampard was the main reason he decided to join Chelsea this summer.
The 23-year-old Germany forward joined from RB Leipzig for £47.5 million ($59m), signing a five-year contract at Stamford Bridge, and he has now begun training with his new side.
For some time previously it had seemed certain that Werner would end up at Liverpool with the likes of Bayern Munich and Real Madrid also linked, but Chelsea got their man.
Explaining why he chose the Blues, Werner told the club’s official website: “He [Lampard] was the main point.
“We talked a lot about things like the system, how he wants to play and sees me playing, and how the system fits me.