Timo Werner is a primary transfer target for Liverpool in order to bridge the drop-off in quality in the Reds’ attack, according to The Athletic‘s James Pearce.
Liverpool continue to be linked with a summer move for the RB Leipzig star, who once became the youngest player in Bundesliga history to score twice in a game.
Werner has hinted that a switch to Anfield could appeal, adding fuel to the speculation about his future.
Speaking in a Q&A on Wednesday, Pearce outlined exactly why Liverpool’s interest in the 23-year-old is so strong:
The drop-off in quality between Liverpool’s first-choice front three and the back-up options is far too great.
That’s why RB Leipzig’s Timo Werner is so high on the club’s list of transfer targets for this summer.
With Salah and Mane set to miss at least a month of the season due to the Africa Cup of Nations, Klopp needs more depth and better options up there, especially with Xherdan Shaqiri expected to depart after an injury-plagued season.
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Pearce’s reasoning behind any potential move for Werner makes complete sense, with the gap in class between the first-choice front-three and those beneath them absolutely huge.
That was highlighted in Liverpool’s 2-0 defeat at Chelsea on Tuesday, with Divock Origi struggling out on the left wing and Takumi Minamino still adjusting to English football.
I believe Werner is likely to come in as a regular starter, although Jurgen Klopp could ease him in to begin with, letting him loose during the winter, when Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane head off to the Africa Cup of Nations.
I think Liverpool need to be in a situation where someone of Werner’s quality is warming the substitutes’ bench – Manchester City have that currently and it is a huge asset to them, with the likes of Gabriel Jesus and Riyad Mahrez not guaranteed starters.
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