2024-01-09 23:59:15
[골닷컴] Reporter Kang Dong-hoon = Tottenham Hotspur succeeded in making their first signing this winter. They quickly put out the fire by signing striker Timo Werner (27, Germany) on loan. Werner will play in Tottenham uniform until the end of this season. Werner, who finished playing with Chelsea in 2022, returned to the English Premier League (EPL) following a year and a half by wearing the Tottenham uniform.
Tottenham said on the club’s official website on the 10th (Korean time), “We are happy to announce that we have signed Werner on loan. Werner has signed a loan deal until the end of this season, with the option to sign permanently in the summer. “He plays with the number 16,” he announced. According to local reports, Tottenham included a ‘complete recruitment’ option worth 17 million euros (regarding 24.5 billion won).
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Werner said, “First of all, I am very happy and really looking forward to coming to Tottenham, a big club. I hope to become the best player at Tottenham. When he joined Chelsea, he said, ‘I want to win,’ and he ended up winning the UEFA Champions League (UCL). “That’s why I want to lift the trophy at Tottenham,” he said regarding joining the team.
Tottenham urgently looked for a striker through this winter transfer market. This is because key striker Son Heung-min (31, South Korea), who played a big role in this season’s EPL by scoring 12 goals (5 assists), had to fill the void created by being recently called up to the national soccer team for the 2023 Qatar Asian Cup. Accordingly, Tottenham selected several candidates and signed Werner on a short-term loan.
Werner is a multi-player striker who can play not only up front but also on the flanks. His strengths include quick speed, penetration into the space behind him, and calm finishing. He made his professional debut at Stuttgart in 2013 and continued his career at clubs such as Leipzig and Chelsea. It was during his time in Leipzig that he made his name known in earnest.
In fact, he scored 21 goals (7 assists) in 31 games in the 2016-2017 season, which was his first season wearing a Leipzig uniform, and since then, he has scored 13 goals (8 assists) in 32 games in the 2017-2018 season, and 16 goals (9 assists) in 30 games in the 2018-2019 season. ), consistently scored double-digit scores, including 28 goals (8 assists) in 34 games in the 2019-2020 season. All were German Bundesliga standards, and more goals were scored across all competitions.
Amid such outstanding performances, Werner received calls from big clubs and moved to Chelsea in the summer of 2020. However, he only showed a disappointing performance as he failed to adapt to the rough play typical of the EPL. In fact, he only scored 6 goals (8 assists) in 35 games in the 2020-21 season, which was his first season following moving to Chelsea, and fell into a long slump by scoring only 4 goals (1 assist) in 21 games in the 2021-2022 season.
Werner eventually finished playing with Chelsea following two years and returned to his hometown, Leipzig. However, having already lost confidence and his form declining, he failed to bounce back at Leipzig. He had 9 goals (4 assists) in 27 games last season and 2 goals in 8 games this season. In particular, he was completely pushed out of the competition for the starting position this season, so he pursued a transfer and signed a six-month short-term rental contract with Tottenham.
Some are shaking their heads and raising questions regarding Tottenham’s loan signing of Werner. This is because Werner experienced a virtual failure in the EPL as he did not show much performance during his time at Chelsea, and he was recently classified as ‘not at best’ in Leipzig and was not given the opportunity to play, which is why his performance and practical sense have declined.
However, the gaze towards Werner is not all negative. While Tottenham is not in a financial position to spend a large amount of money on transfer fees, there is a class among the players that can be brought in, and since he is a player who has played in the EPL in a situation where he must be put into the game immediately, he is not very worried regarding adaptation issues. Because you don’t have to.
In addition, some argue that Werner himself is eager to make a comeback by finding his old explosive form, so it is reasonable to look forward to it. In particular, there are observations that Werner is clearly motivated and has a clear will as he needs to show a good performance to participate in Euro 2024, which will be held in his native Germany this year.
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