Red Bull Leipzig boss admits Timo Werner would adapt to Liverpool move

Red Bull Leipzig boss Ralf Rangnick says the club’s star striker Timo Werner would adapt to moving to Liverpool.

Speculation continues to link Werner with a transfer to Anfield this summer, despite Liverpool not yet showing any concrete interest in the player.

Questions remain over whether Werner could challenge Liverpool’s current top three and whether he would fit in with the Reds’ style of play.

But Leipzig’s head of sports development Rangnick has no doubt that Liverpool would be perfect for the 24-year-old.

In analyzing Werner’s future, Rangnick told BILD: “The league is less important, but the club, from a purely hypothetical point of view, would be better off seeing it in good hands with a club that is not necessarily defined by possession of soccer ball”.

“Since Timo has progressed under Julian Nagelsmann, his most important weapons, however, are the quick-change movement and his powerful finish.

“Therefore, I would prefer to fit in with a club like Liverpool, which is similar to our style of play, but I would prefer that he stay here.”

Jurgen Klopp is a long-time admirer of Werner, and is believed to be targeting attack reinforcements in the transfer window.

The German international has a £ 52 million release clause, and scoffed at a move to Merseyside earlier, but highlighted concerns about playing time.

Several other clubs have also shown interest in Werner, including Chelsea, although Liverpool does not seem to intend to zoom in.