Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur have announced the signing of Timo Werner on a loan deal until the end of the season.
“We are delighted to announce the signing of Timo Werner on loan from RB Leipzig, subject to international clearance,” Spurs said in a statement. “The Germany international will join the Club on loan until the end of the season, with an option to make the deal permanent in the summer. He will wear the number 16 shirt.”
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The 27-year-old begun his early career with TSV Steinhaldenfeld before joining VfB Stuttgart’s youth team, progressing through the ranks to make his senior debut in August, 2013, in a Europa League qualifying fixture, becoming the youngest player in the club’s history.
At Stuttgart, Timo made 103 senior appearances, scoring 14 goals, and remains the club’s youngest-ever goal scorer after netting his first professional goal in a Bundesliga fixture in September 2013.
He joined RB Leipzig ahead of the 2016/17 season – the club’s debut season in the top flight of German football. An impressive campaign saw him score 21 goals in 32 games in all competitions for the Bundesliga side, helping the team to a second-place finish and qualification for the UEFA Champions League.
Since arriving at RB Leipzig, Timo finished as the club’s top league goalscorer in four consecutive seasons and, in November 2019, made Bundesliga history when he registered a hat-trick of goals and assists in Die Roten Bullen’s 8-0 victory over Mainz.
He signed for Chelsea and made his Premier League debut in September 2020 and made a total of 89 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 23 goals, and helped the team claim the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup in February 2022, during his time at Stamford Bridge.
He returned to RB Leipzig in August 2022, and claimed the 2022/23 German Cup (DFB-Pokal) and the German Super Cup (DFL-Supercup) in August 2023. Across two spells with the Bundesliga side, he has made 213 appearances in all competitions, scoring 113 times.
On the international stage with Germany, he has earned 57 caps for his country, scoring 24 goals to date.
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