“It’s for the best.” When two people go their separate ways, or maybe when something seemingly bad happens, only for you to discover that it was actually a blessing in disguise. It’s for the best, just like Timo Werner’s return to Leipzig.The German forward grew increasingly frustrated with the lack of playing time in his second season at Chelsea, he never felt at home living in London, and he feared that he would lose his place in the German national team with the World Cup finals in Qatar just months away. Therefore, returning to his old stomping ground was the best solution for all parties involved.Lose-Lose transfer: Werner loses 12 and Chelsea 78 million with his departureOn his official unveiling in Leipzig, the striker took questions about his days in England and his return to the club where his career lifted off. He also said that playing regularly and enjoying football was more important to him than the money involved. He still had three full years left on his contract with Chelsea, according to which he was supposed to earn over $9 million net per season or about $27 million in total. According to Bild’s information, Werner will be the highest paid at Leipzig, with just over $5 million per year. “The last 48 hours have been very hectic, very exciting. But it was also a lot of fun to come back to Leipzig. I’m happy to be here again. It would be a lie if I told you I wasn’t thinking about other options. But after careful consideration, it became clear to me relatively quickly that Leipzig is a very good step for me. There’s a World Cup this year. A World Cup doesn’t happen too often in a player’s career. You want to prepare as well as possible for that.”Werner knows how things work at Leipzig and is familiar with many players. That will shorten his adaptation period – and he will be back doing what he was doing before he set off to England: scoring many goals.”You want to play as much as possible. Of course, I come to a team relatively late. My move didn’t mean that I went through all the pre-season preparations. That’s why it was important for me to get into an environment where I could play with players who I know and who know how I play. I know how my teammates play.”##NAJAVA_MECA_6558877##In his first season with the Blues, Werner was the team’s top scorer as they lifted the Champions League trophy. It was a great first season by anyone’s standards. But in the next season, his confidence suffered after many VAR decisions went against him.”The first year was always portrayed a little bit worse than it was. I was Chelsea’s top scorer that season, we won the Champions League. I think the second year was very unfortunate. I set a new record with VAR decisions being made against me. My self-confidence went down. Then Covid came, then an injury. It all contributed to my standing in the team falling. That hasn’t recovered to this day. That’s why it was a logical step to try something else.”🎬 @TimoWerner’s first 24 hours as our number 11 again ⚡ 🔴⚪ #WeAreLeipzig pic.twitter.com/tqigCeuvPp— RB Leipzig English (@RBLeipzig_EN) August 10, 2022 In a conversation with Hansi Flick, the German national team coach, Werner got assurances that re-joining Die Roten Bullen was indeed a good decision. Even though everyone expects goals from the 26-year-old, he resisted announcing his ambitions of becoming the Bundesliga’s best goalscorer.”I’ll be careful not to make an announcement now. But after Lewandowski left, this place is more coveted than ever, this race is more open than ever. I think the Bundesliga has very good strikers.”
