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Werner Departs Chelsea, Arrives Leipzig For Medical Ahead €20m Move

Chelsea and RB Leipzig have reached an agreement in principle for the permanent sale of forward Timo Werner to the German side where he had played for before the transfer to Chelsea in the summer of 2020.

Werner arrived in Leipzig on Monday evening in order to undergo medical tests then sign his contract as a new Leipzig player.

Chelsea it is understood will receive €20m fixed fee plus add-ons.

Chelsea’s need for a firepower now that Werner is joining Romelu Lukaku out of Chelsea’s exit door is set to intensify in the week as the Blues scour the market for quality replacements.

Thomas Tuchel’s men started the 2022-2023 Premier League season on Saturday with a 1-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park.

Izuchukwu Okosi

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.