Izuchukwu OkosiChelsea and RB Leipzig on Tuesday on their clubs’ websites confirmed the sale of forward Timo Werner to his former German club on a permanent deal after two seasons with Thomas Tuchel’s side.
The deal for Werner to head back to Leipzig is reportedly worth £25m with add-ons.
The forward was not particularly a fan favourite at Stamford Bridge and his departure leaves a cloud of uncertainty as the club seeks to address their emerging lack of depth in the forward areas.
“Timo Werner has completed a permanent transfer to RB Leipzig, returning to Germany after two seasons with Chelsea,” the club’s website wrote on Tuesday.
“The forward is heading back to the club where he enjoyed four successful years before moving to west London, departing Stamford Bridge for his homeland as a European and world champion.
Chelsea’s official website highlighted some of his standout moments.
“The Champions League triumph in Porto represents the highlight of his time with the Blues and he played his part in our success during his first season in England.
“Nobody matched his tallies of 12 goals or 15 assists in all competitions, while only Mason Mount made more appearances for Chelsea in 2020/21,” the statement from the club read in part.
Werner on Tuesday evening then wrote an emotional letter on Twitter to Chelsea fans (as seen in the inserted post) and expressed his gratitude for being a part of the team.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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