Werner DOES have Liverpool interest on his mind, admits Nagelsmann

Published on: 27 May 2020

Timo Werner has not been distracted by links with a summer move to Liverpool, insists his manager Julian Nagelsmann.

The Germany hotshot has been strongly linked with a £52m move to the European champions after a stunning season for RB Leipzig.

The 24-year-old hit the 30-goal mark for the season as he plundered his second hat-trick of the campaign against Mainz at the weekend.

Though Nagelsmann admitted the interest from Jurgen Klopp is playing on his star man's mind, he says his focus remains on firing Leipzig up the table.

'Timo Werner is being wooed by Liverpool FC. When it comes to a change or his contract, he often does not play as consistently well as he does not think about the future. How do you experience this?', he told SportBild.

'He is in a good mood, feels good and trains well. I do not have the impression that he is carrying a large cross with him.

'But he is a young guy who is sure to sit at home with his wife and ponder whether he will stay or change.

'When the question is in the room, you are always a little bit somewhere else. It was no different for me than when in Hoffenheim, it was about whether I go away. It is more obvious with strikers, because then there are phases in which they do not score.'

It was reported in The Athletic this month that Werner is so desperate to join Liverpool that if the coronavirus outbreak ruins prospects of an Anfield switch this year, he will stay in Germany and revisit the move next summer.

They claim Klopp spoke personally to Werner earlier this year and that the 24-year-old believes Anfield is the best place for him to continue his career, but acknowledges he may have to wait 12 months.

Football clubs across the globe are still learning the true financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the game and there is a very real possibility Liverpool will not carry out any business at all in the next transfer window.

Source: m.allfootballapp.com

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