Does Werner still have a future at Chelsea?
Stefan Bienkowski
- Updated: 1 Oct 2021 09:48 BST
- 8 min read
The future of Chelsea forward Timo Werner seems to change on a weekly basis, if reports in the media are to be believed.
Once considered a lost cause following the arrival of Romelu Lukaku from Inter, Werner then proved useful in a handful of games and was back in Thomas Tuchel’s good books.
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However, the player remains a confusing figure at Stamford Bridge and there’s still plenty of speculation over this future.
According to a new report in the Telegraph, the Germany international will consider his options next summer once a number of Europe’s top strikers have swapped sides.
So is Werner likely to stay put in London or is it time for him to seriously consider his options?
’We know he can be much more dangerous’
“Timo can play with Romelu, he did very well at Tottenham,” said Tuchel earlier in the season. “That gave us a clear impression of how dangerous these two can also be together. There was some disappointment to brush off his shoulders from the Euros during the summer.
“And from the first games I think he was not happy with the performances in the beginning. We know that he can be much more dangerous and much more of an attacking threat than he was.
“But in the last training sessions he’s been more relaxed, more fluid in his movements, and showing more confidence.
“And that’s why we put him on early against Tottenham, because we saw this development and there are clear signs that he is on a good way. And I hope he can show and prove it tomorrow.”
Will Werner prove his doubters wrong at Chelsea?
While Werner still has some way to go before he can regain the trust of Chelsea fans, his assist for Lukaku in the club’s 3-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur was a good indication of where his future at the club may lie.
Similarly, his starting role in the recent Premier League clash with Manchester City also suggests that Tuchel still thinks Werner has his uses. Although the side lost the game, Werner was one of the better performers, while Lukaku was the one that looked uncomposed in front of goal.
In Germany the forward was undoubtedly a goal scorer first and foremost, but he was also a tremendous creator of goals too. Alongside the 95 goals he scored in 159 games for RB Leipzig, Werner also provided a further 40 assists and even began his career as a winger.
If the 25-year-old talent can develop a good understanding with Lukaku and provide assists for the towering striker alongside a steady stream of goals, Werner may find himself back in Tuchel’s starting XI on a regular basis.
