Arsenal linked with a shock move for Chelsea star worth £30m
Recent reports have linked Arsenal to a shock move for Chelsea star player in a deal that could be worth £30m with Chelsea happy to let striker Timo Werner leave this summer.
Chelsea are said to be happy to allow Timo Werner to join Arsenal this summer.
Mike Arteta is said to be interested in landing the underperfoming German forward from their London rivals, according to Defensa Central.
Werner, 26, has endured an underwhelming two seasons with the Blues – scoring only 10 goals in 56 Premier League games.
However, following the Gunners excellent pre-season which culminated in a 6-0 thrashing of Sevile at a sold-out Emirates on Saturday lunchtime, how Werner would slot in at Arsenal is a matter for debate, given the form of new signing Jesus.
Werner has been deployed off the left hand side by Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel and could do similar if he were to put pen to paper at the Emirates.
The German international is on a whopping £270k-a-week, but it is understood Werner would be prepeared to accept a wage cut in order to be a regular started across the capital in North London.
It is also believed that Juventus and Real Madrid are also interested in Werner’s services.
Leipzip are also said to be in the running for the German forward and talks of a swap deal between Leipzig and Chelsea involving Gvardiol and Werner have been trending for a while.
Werner is in search of a club where he will get regular playing time as Qatar 2022 in drawing near clubs like Newcastle can offer him regular playing time but his wages is a barrier.
