A month ago Sky Sports constantly guaranteed the defender would extend his present contract by one more year to 2022. SKY SPORTS. © 2020 Ivisionsport. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.“But spending £50m on someone who would not be a first choice is a big decision.
All Rights ReservedChelsea hoping to sign Manchester United youngster on free transferThe young defender has one year left on his contract with RB Leipzig and has a £50m release clause.Transfer Report: England international star favours Liverpool move over Manchester UnitedA month ago Sky Sports constantly guaranteed the defender would extend his present contract by one more year to 2022.Deal AGREED: Manchester City accept deal to sign Chelsea, Manchester United targetOffer MADE: Chelsea want to sign Barcelona starThere are multiple reports last week that Chelsea were anticipating to convince RB Leipzig into doing more business with the club and now the most recent report says the ball is in the court of the player.Report states that Chelsea are set to make another strike on the German club after recently signing Timo Werner for £47.5m.Dayot Upamecano would be an amazing buy for Chelsea ahead of next season.Transfer News: Chelsea suffer blow in quest for Bayer Leverkusen starDayot Upamecano, 21, is one of Europe’s most profoundly evaluated young defenders and has played 28 times this season.Deal CLOSE: Borussia Dortmund are allegedly ready to agree a deal with Manchester United for Jadon SanchoLampard’s men are leading the race to sign the young defender, who has also been connected with Arsenal and Manchester United. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. There won’t be an Olympic tournament, an Africa Cup of Nations or a Copa America.
MORE: Chelsea hoping to sign Manchester United youngster on free transfer. If Werner had signed for Liverpool, he wouldn’t have been first choice because the front three is what it is.The Germany forward looks set to opt for Frank Lampard’s Blues over Jurgen Klopp’s RedsAre you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?“He’d have probably got 25-30 games in, but with those tournaments being postponed it would have been harder to convince Werner to sign, because the front three don’t miss many games.”Are you sure you want to submit this vote?Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Jamie Carragher believes Timo Werner was destined for Liverpool instead of Chelsea until coronavirus hit the sport.
With the Spanish source recommending that a deal for the player is close.Transfer News: Arsenal moving closer to signing Atletico Madrid starIn any case, that deal has never been inevitable however and RB Leipzig sporting director Markus Krosche deny the talk.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp set to hold transfer talks with RB Leipzig star Daily and Sunday Express 10:45 17-Jul-20. Transfers: Overview of all signed and sold players of club RB Leipzig for the current season. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment.But Carragher believes the dynamics of the transfer and the player's outlook on Merseyside changed after Covid-19.The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. A Liverpool bid of more than £60million for Naby Keita should be on its way this week. Report: Arteta decides £54m star is his dream Arsenal signing, but he needs swap deal HITC 10:01 17-Jul-20.
Kaveh Solhekol says RB Leipzig now want to sell Liverpool target Naby Keita .
The Sky Sports pundit believes Klopp has now been able to give his star-studded front three, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, a much-needed rest.Create a commenting name to join the debateEnter your email to follow new comments on this article.Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles.
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If there had been the Olympics and the Africa Cup of Nations next season, then Klopp would have been able to guarantee Werner plenty of games when Salah and Mane were missing.Sharing the full story, not just the headlines“I don’t think it was all about money. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. According to information acquired by Sky Sports, Salzburg forward Erling Haaland (photo) is considering an internal transfer within the RB universe to Leipzig.
Start your Independent Premium subscription today.Though the Germany forward has long-since been linked with joining compatriot Jurgen Klopp at Anfield.The Reds know they require just two wins to win the Premier League and end a 30-year wait for a league title.Klopp’s side will resume their league campaign next Sunday when they face Merseyside rivals Everton in a 19:30 kick-off.And that, combined with the possibility of January’s Africa Cup of Nations being postponed like the European Championships, Olympic Games and Copa America, may have seen Werner's potential opportunities next season reduced.Are you sure you want to delete this comment?