Tottenham race against time to secure HALF-PRICE Werner

Robin Bairner

• 22 Mar 2024 16:24 GMT
• 3 min read

Tottenham have been told that they are on the clock if they wish to sign Timo Werner from RB Leipzig in a permanent basis.

Werner completed a surprise move to Spurs during the January transfer window as Ange Postecoglou sought an additional attacking option following the summer departure of Harry Kane to Bayern Munich.

Werner had a frustrating season with Leipzig in the Bundesliga as he scored only twice and was reduced to a bit-part role for the club, yet his form at Tottenham has been altogether more encouraging.

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The 28-year-old Germany international has scored two and created another two since moving back to the Premier League, where he had previously struggled with Chelsea.

Although in and out of the team in recent weeks, he has performed well enough for Spurs to seriously consider making the move a permanent one – but Postecoglou and Co will have to make their minds up quickly over the player.

Christian Falk reports on the Daily Briefing: “Timo Werner still has a contract with RB Leipzig until 2026. He would like to stay in London at Tottenham beyond the summer. But will the Spurs also take action? The club has a purchase option worth €17m in the loan agreement.

“Tottenham has to pull the clause by 14 June - until the start of the European Championship!”

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Leipzig have taken this stance for two reasons.

Firstly, the Bundesliga club want to have their own summer plans sorted by the beginning of Euro 2024.

Secondly, if Spurs elect not to sign Werner, Leipzig will have around two-and-a-half months before the end of the transfer window to secure another deal.

Werner a transfer bargain

Tottenham are being offered Werner at a bargain price.

His release clause of €17m is well below his Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) of €37.5m, which will only start to grow again should he continue to thrive under Postecoglou.

While there are no early indications if Spurs will pull the trigger on this deal or not, it is clear that they should.