Rumour Has It: Chelsea offer Timo Werner to Real Madrid, Newcastle also interested

The
two
new
teams
linked
with
Werner
come
after
Bild
reported
recently
he
was
willing
to
take
a
50
per
cent
pay-cut
to
return
to
former
club
RB
Leipzig,
indicating
the
Blues
are
well
and
truly
shopping
him
around.

The
26-year-old
scored
only
four
Premier
League
goals
in
21
appearances
last
season,
though
also
recorded
four
goals
and
two
assists
in
his
five
Champions
League
contests.

2+3
–
Timo
Werner
scored
twice
while
also
hitting
the
woodwork
three
times
today
against
Southampton,
the
first
player
in
Europe’s
big
five
leagues
to
do
so
since
Pierre-Emerick
Aubameyang
for
Dortmund
in
September
2017
(3
goals,
3
woodwork
hits).
Topsy-turvy.

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—
OptaJoe
(@OptaJoe)

April
9,
2022

TOP
STORY
–
CHELSEA’S
WERNER
ON
THE
WAY
OUT

Chelsea
and
Madrid
have
been
in
recent
contact
about
the
Spanish
side’s
interest
in
20-year-old
Armando
Broja
–
who
Thomas
Tuchel
is
said
to
be
a
fan
of
–
though
El
Larguero
is
reporting
that
the
London
club
put
Werner
on
the
table
instead.

Meanwhile,
the
Sunday
Mirror
claims
Newcastle
have
also
touched
base
about
a
potential
loan
deal,
and
the
report
states
they
are
currently
a
more
likely
landing
spot
than
his
former
club
Leipzig.

His
reported
weekly
wage
of
£270,000
per
week
would
need
to
be
significantly
reduced
to
accommodate
a
move
to
either
Leipzig
or
Newcastle,
and
that
could
be
where
Madrid
come
into
the
equation.

ROUND-UP

–
The
Athletic
is
reporting
that
Brighton
have
put
their
foot
down
on
a
£50million
asking
price
for
24-year-old
left-back

Marc
Cucurella,
who

Manchester
City
is
aggressively
chasing.

–

Newcastle
have
had
a
£40m
bid
for
Leicester
City’s

James
Maddison
rejected,
with
his
price-tag
said
to
be
at
least
£50m,
according
to
the
Times.

–
Sport
is
reporting
that

Barcelona
still
have
the
intention
of
signing

Cesar
Azpilicueta
and

Marcos
Alonso
from
Chelsea,
despite
the
English
club
marking
them
off-limits
after
being
beaten
to
the
signing
of
Jules
Kounde
by
Barca.

–

Milan
have
agreed
to
a
£26.9m
deal
for
exciting
21-year-old
Club
Brugge
midfielder

Charles
de
Ketelaere,
according
to
Calciomercato.

–
Fabrizio
Romano
is
reporting
that

Stoke
City
are
in
advanced
discussions
to
secure
young
Man
City
midfielder

Liam
Delap
on
loan.