Timo Werner has admitted he does not remorse becoming a member of Chelsea as a substitute of Liverpool again in 2020.
The Germany striker was closely linked with a transfer to Anfield throughout his stellar years at RB Leipzig, however finally went to Stamford Bridge as a substitute for a £47.5m deal.
While Werner hasn’t hit the identical goalscoring heights as he did in the Bundesliga, he has grow to be a fan favorite at Chelsea, and he has opened up on the curiosity this weekend’s FA Cup last opponents had in him in the previous.
When requested how shut he was to becoming a member of Liverpool by the Evening Standard, Werner replied: “The only thing I can say is they have a German manager. I have known him for many years before, because when I was in Stuttgart, he talked about going to Dortmund. Then I played not so well, so it was done.
“When I was in Leipzig, I had the possibility to come to the Premier League. Liverpool were also in my thoughts and were a big possibility for me, but at the end I decided for Chelsea and I won the Champions League title last year. It was not the worst decision.”
Werner added that he is a large fan of the work Jurgen Klopp has completed over his managerial profession, although did add that his personal boss Thomas Tuchel is on an analogous stage to the Liverpool coach.
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“[Klopp] is one of the best coaches we had in Germany,” he added.
“Not to attack our manager, but over the past years he won the most titles. He has a very nice personality – a personality that the German people love, because he seems like fun.
“The Germans love the types like Thomas Muller, Jurgen Klopp – they have empathy. They say what they think, and that is really important in this business, to not fake something.
“He’s real. He is a funny guy and also, with his power on the sideline, he tries to bring the people with him. That’s what we Germans like.”
Speaking about Tuchel, Werner stated: “He is on a stage now the place, while you say who’re the perfect managers, you could have solely now Klopp, him and [Pep] Guardiola perhaps.”