Werner canceled Klopp for Chelsea: “I don’t know if he understood my decision”

Löw advised the blues

Timo Werner will face Jürgen Klopps FC Liverpool on Sunday (5:30 PM) against Chelsea. The national player could have played in the red jersey of the champions in this match. “If he wants you for his team, of course you’ll start to reflect,” Werner said in the “BamS” interview when asked how difficult it was to cancel Klopp and switch Chelsea.

“In the last few months I have been thinking about some other interested clubs. In the end, however, I decided to go with Chelsea with total conviction because I think it is the best step for me, ”said Werner, who plays for the Blues with his DFB teammates Kai Havertz (21) and Antonio Rüdiger (27) . .

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Werner and Havertz are the two most valuable and expensive players in the entire Premier League, Chelsea, with 223 million euros in transfer costs, is the club that has taken the most money in the world. Never before have such high fees been paid by German footballers.

However, according to Werner, Chelsea professionals are not under pressure to win a title immediately this season: “We have to be honest with ourselves and say that we probably won’t win the Premier League or the Champions League this season. If it works anyway, so much the better. But that is not what the club expects. (…) With our Chelsea project, we also want to develop step by step so that we have a better chance of winning the title after each season. “

Werner, newcomer to Chelsea: Liverpool’s development under Klopp is a role model

Werner Klopp’s team takes as a model, which has continually improved: “I like to compare that to Liverpool a few years ago. In the first year, the team also did not win a title. In the second year they were in the final of the Champions League, in the third they won it and in the fourth the Premier League title followed ”.

During this time, the stormy trio of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané and Roberto Firmino (all 28) grew up together and is now probably the best offensive series in the world. Also one of the reasons for Werner’s decision not to move to Klopp: “I don’t know if he understood you. But I had to make the best decision for myself. In Chelsea I saw that I can play immediately and be a regular. With this project I can grow. This is an opportunity that Sadio Mané or Mohamed Salah could have seen four or three years ago at Liverpool FC. They also went there to develop in order to win the Premier League and the Champions League. At this point I was now, and of course I’d like to see such a development. “

Löw advised Werner to Chelsea: “Find the project very interesting”

National coach Löw also encouraged Werner in his decision to go for Chelsea: “Jogi Löw contacted me during the running to ask about my general situation. Of course, you also talk about the future. I shared my thoughts on potential buyers with him and told him that I gravitate towards Chelsea. His opinion largely coincided with mine. The national coach finds the project that Chelsea is building very interesting and that’s why he recommended that I take this step. “

After the transfer offense so far this summer, Chelsea have significantly increased the value of their squad and are already in the top five. Liverpool and Manchester title favorites are in the top positions. “Chelsea may not be on par with clubs like Liverpool and Manchester City right now, but when you look at the young players here, you can see that things are absolutely possible in the years to come.”

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