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Timo Werner

Hope this don't mean Utd have a free shot at Sancho ? that would suck. But yeah we have two of the best players in Europe for under £100m, so that is amazing. 

 
I'm so excited!! He's the striker I've been wanting for the past 18 months! I didn't think it was going to happen. Loads of talent, on great form, great age! Perfect signing! 

 
JM7 said:
“Liverpool are like an NFL team under the salary cap after a couple of successful seasons. Too many existing players in line for pay rises/extensions, little room to manoeuvre when it comes to signing new players. Chelsea are the opposite - lean and agile after a year of sales.“
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Plus every time i read about RAs finances he's worth another 2 Billion, so over the years he aint lost any money from his huge investments, a lovely toy to keep tinkering with

 
enigma said:
Hope this don't mean Utd have a free shot at Sancho ? that would suck. But yeah we have two of the best players in Europe for under £100m, so that is amazing. 
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Think of it like this.

We're going to get Werner (50m), Ziyech (25m) and Chilwell (45-50m) for the same price that United will get Sancho.

 
My god, this happened so quick. I didn’t believe it at first! Excited!

 
Ballack & Blu said:
Plus every time i read about RAs finances he's worth another 2 Billion, so over the years he aint lost any money from his huge investments, a lovely toy to keep tinkering with
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I would have to imagine that anyone shrewd enough to thrive where Roman did to make his fortune in the first place will likely make a few bucks during the pandemic rather than lose money in it.

 
Our present and future is so exciting. I hope we get Chilwell secured too as I think he is quality. We buy him and James and Chillwell is set for the near decade. Gilmour, Kovacic both at a good age. Ziyech at a good age then we have Mount, Hudson-Odoi, Pulisic, Werner and Abraham. Boga looks unlikely but say he came you can add him to the equation. A lot of people are going to say Werner went to us because of the money, but looking at it, we have such an exciting project. Young manager who is setting his mark on the game and the potential in the team is crazy. Exciting moments.

 
Some say that Frankie personally talked to Werner and that it's all about the paperwork now that is left.

Werner has in his last 2 seasons in Bundesliga 59 games, 41 goals and 16 assists.

I find it funny how fans from other clubs went from "Werner is coming to Klopp it's too easy" to "Werner is overrated actually he has always been"  :biggrin:  

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 Mount, Pulisic, CHO, Ziyech and now Werner to play behind or around Tammy. Any 3 of those 5 could play together and they would be dangerous

 
Hmm we don't mess around do we? Nice to see us move fast when the opportunity arose. I would call myself solidly on the fence about whether this is a good deal or not but it's still funny to rob Liverpool of a signing.

Pros:

1. He complements Tammy. Because of his preferred slot on the left he will likely play with Tammy rather than instead of him. Same with Giroud. Could work in a 4-3-3 or 3-5-2 up top. He adds something different from both. 

2. He is quick and he presses very well from the Leipzig way of playing. Also runs the channels hard. Makes it more difficult for teams to commit and press us high up the park because he is always a threat. Ziyech feeding Werner could be fun to watch. 

Cons:

1. He can be wasteful. Has a reputation in Germany as a chance waster. He gets into goal scoring positions lots but misses a few too. In a league where there aren't as many chances created this could be an issue. 

2. Deeper defences can negate him. His chief asset is his pace. The reason Bayern have been skeptical to buy him is because they have most of the ball and play against deep defences. He doesn't work as well in these situations. Sound familiar? Same with Germany where he has struggled. I think he has improved under Nagelsmann this year and become more rounded but it's still a big concern. 

I think he can work here but it won't be easy for him and we shouldn't be expecting the sort of goal tallies he has clocked up in Germany.

 
When I've seen him play he looks a light weight, skillful but get knocked off the ball easy. I do wonder how he will adapt to real football.  :biggrin:

 
enigma said:
Hope this don't mean Utd have a free shot at Sancho ? that would suck. But yeah we have two of the best players in Europe for under £100m, so that is amazing. 
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This is why i hope CHO can discover his pre-injury form, because many believe/d he has more potential than Sancho, will have to put on a real Season to prove it though.

 
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