As per Fabrizio Romano, Tottenham Hotspur are set to announce the extension of Timo Werner’s loan from RB Leipzig for an additional year.
The move comes after an initial deal saw The German loaned to the London club from January 2024 to June 2024, with Spurs covering the player’s full salary, and reportedly obtaining a €15/16 million option-to-buy clause.
However, having decided not to trigger that option, The Lilywhites have agreed a deal with Marco Rose’s side to extend the loan with the same conditions, but lasting from July 2024 to June 2025.
The 28-year-old, who is believed to be happy to stay at Spurs, made some significant contributions in his six months under Ange Postecolgou, contributing two goals and three assists in just 10 Premier League starts.
⚪️🇩🇪 Tottenham are set to announce their ‘first’ signing of the summer, Timo Werner staying on new loan deal.
◉ Loan valid until June 2025.
◉ Buy option for €15/16m.
◉ Spurs to cover salary.Timo has already accepted, happy to stay at Spurs.
Exclusive story, confirmed. pic.twitter.com/JqLRzdrRwn
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 28, 2024
He could have had a bigger impact too, with Sofascore showing he missed five big chances and under-performed his expected goals (xG), whilst an injury suffered just 31 minutes into the North London Derby saw him ruled out for the final five games of the season.
The versatile forward will also hope he fares better than his previous two full campaigns in England, where netted just 10 goals along with nine assists across 56 league appearances for Chelsea.
As for next year though, Werner will get plenty of chances to impress again in Spurs colors, as they look to improve upon last season’s fifth place finish and reach glory in the Europa League, in what is set to be a defining second season in charge for their Australian head coach.
What happened?
On 11 June 2016, Werner agreed to a four-year contract with RB Leipzig for a reported transfer fee of €10 million, the largest in the club’s history. He became the youngest player to play in 100 Bundesliga matches when he appeared in a fixture against 1. FC Köln at the age of 20 years and 203 days on 26 September 2016.
In doing so, he broke the record previously held by Julian Draxler by 22 days, although he was again surpassed by Havertz in 2019. Werner ended the 2016–17 Bundesliga season with 21 goals, making him the leading German goalscorer in the division, and helped RB Leipzig qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the club’s history.
On 18 June 2020, Werner agreed to sign for English Premier League club Chelsea, who activated his £47.5 million release clause, on a five-year contract. He joined the club on 1 July. He made his league debut with the club on 14 September, in a 3–1 away win against Brighton & Hove Albion. On 29 September, Werner scored his first goal for Chelsea in a 1–1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur which they lost 4–5 on penalties in the fourth round of the EFL Cup. On 17 October, Werner scored his first Premier League goals with a brace and assisted Kai Havertz for the third as Chelsea drew Southampton 3–3 at home. He scored his first Champions League goal for Chelsea, a penalty against Russian side Krasnodar on 28 October.
On 9 August 2022, Werner re-signed for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig on a four-year contract for a reported fee of £25.3 million. On 13 August, Werner made his return debut in a 2–2 draw against Köln. He also scored, firing a dipping shot from outside the box at Köln goalkeeper Marvin Schwäbe, who let it slip through his hands to give Leipzig the opener in the 36th minute.
On 1 October 2022, Werner scored a brace against Bochum to score his 100th and 101st goals in 169 matches in all competitions for Leipzig. This made him the first player to score a century of goals for the club.
On 2 November 2022, Werner suffered an ankle injury and had to be substituted in Leipzig’s 4–0 Champions League victory over Shakhtar Donetsk, which saw him ruled out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar for Germany. Werner scored his 100th Bundesliga goal on 15 April 2023 in a 3–2 victory over Augsburg.
On 9 January 2024, Werner joined Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season, with an option for the transfer to become permanent at the end of the season.
He made his debut for the club on 14 January, assisting Rodrigo Bentancur’s equaliser in a 2–2 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford. He scored his first goal for the club on 2 March in a 3–1 home win over Crystal Palace. Werner scored for his second game in a row, netting the final goal in a 4–0 away win over Aston Villa from the bench.
