OFICIAL: El Chelsea ficha a Timo Werner por 53 millones

It was a secret to voices, but this Thursday has confirmed of official way: Chelsea has given the second hit on of the table in the market of signings announcing the arrival of Swindle Werner, the star of the Leipzig, in return of 53 million euros. In February, the club londinense already announced the arrival veraniega of Hakim Ziyech, of the Ajax, and the ariete German also will accompany him from the month of July, what means that it will not be able to play the final phase of the Champions League​ with his current team.

To his 24 years, will sign an agreement of five years at a rate of some 10 million euros by season. Werner will arrive to Chelsea like a totally consolidated forward in the European panorama, after having marked 93 goals in 157 parties with the Leipzig. In fact, even the FC Barcelona arrived to tantear his incorporation, although finally it decided to go to by Lautaro Martínez.

In this way, Werner will step forward in his career to the adentrarse in his new adventure in the Premier League. Chelsea is building a very interesting project with Frank Lampard to the control of the bench and a lot of young players of quality. "I am loved to have signed by Chelsea, is a moment of maximum pride for me the join me to a so big club like east", ensured the German forward, in statements for the means of the team 'blue'.

Werner also had words of gratitude for the Lepzig, team with which will play the two parties of Bundesliga that subtract him. "Of course that I want to give the thanks to the RB Leipzig, to the club and to his fans, by these four so fantastic years. You will be for ever in my heart. Now only I look to the next season with my new mates, my new trainer and, of course, the followers of Chelsea. It awaits us a very successful future together", sentenced.

Marina Granovskaia, sportive director of Chelsea, commented his signing. "We are very happy that it have decided to join to us. It is a player that has been codiciado by all Europe and is not a surprise, as it treats of a footballer that has this odd mix to be young and active but at the same time mature and contrasted. Have many win to have him with us, but until then can not but wish him so much to him as to the Leipzig the best for what remains of season", sentenced.

Chelsea, with money

From 'FCBN' already did months that announced that Chelsea would break the market. The club londinense, that could not incorporate footballers neither the past summer neither the past winter -owing to a sanction of the FIFA by infringements related with the international transfer and the register of lower players of 18 years- has an important quantity of money saved and the crisis of the coronavirus will not affect in excess to his plans.