Timo Werner given shockingly low price tag with RB Leipzig desperate to sell

After an underwhelming spell with Tottenham, Timo Werner will return to RB Leipzig and now the German club is willing to accept a very low fee to get rid of the forward.

Werner initially joined Spurs on loan in January 2024 for six months and did enough during that stint to be re-signed for the 24/25 season on another short-term deal.

That proved to be a poor decision from the club, though, with the Germany international having something of a nightmare campaign.

Werner started just four Premier League games, making 18 top flight appearances in total and failing to score a goal.

He netted just once all season in 27 outings and was even singled out for criticism from manager Ange Postecoglou at one stage of the season.

Tottenham have no interest in making his loan move permanent and the 29-year-old returns to RB Leipzig where he is under contract for another year.

Another move looks likely, though, with Leipzig keen to sell the forward, so much so that they will accept a tiny price for his services.

Bild report, via Sport1, that Leipzig want just €4m (£3.4m) for Werner this summer, in order to secure an exit for the Germany international.

It is a remarkable demise for a player who Chelsea paid £47.5m for in 2020 and came to the Premier League with great expectation after scoring 34 goals in the 2019/20 season with Leipzig.

His spell at Stamford Bridge saw him score 23 goals in 89 appearances and win the Champions League under Thomas Tuchel, but he returned to Leipzig in 2022.

His second stint with Leipzig yielded 18 goals in 54 outings before his 18-month loan to Spurs.

Werner leaves Tottenham as a Europa League winner, although he was not in the squad for the final against Manchester United as he was suffering with a hamstring injury.

The forward made five appearances over the Europa League campaign, but it was in the competition that a performance drew stinging criticism from his manager.

After taking Werner off at half-time of a 1-1 draw with Rangers, Postecoglou made it clear what he thought of the German’s efforts.

‘When you’ve got 18-year-olds in the team, it’s not acceptable to me,’ Postecoglou said when asked about Werner’s withdrawal.

‘I said that to Timo, he’s a German international. In the moment we’re in right now – it’s not like we’ve got many options, I need everyone to at least be going out there and trying to give the best of themselves.

‘His performance in the first half wasn’t acceptable. We need everybody, including him, to be contributing because we don’t have the depth to leave people out if they perform poorly.

‘I expect a level of performance from some of the senior guys, and tonight wasn’t that.’

Expanding on his comments in a press conference the following morning, Postecoglou said: ‘We’re in a fight here. I’m not going to go around worrying about bruised egos. We want to achieve things, we want to be successful and we’re down to the bare bones in players.

‘If someone is fit and able to contribute and someone who feels they need a bit extra [motivation], they are probably not the right person. If they can’t give me extra right now, that shows me where they are at.

‘We are in a difficult situation because of where we are squad wise. We have 15 fit players. If you want to make excuses there’s millions of excuses of them why they can’t be successful. If that’s you, move on, go somewhere else.

‘Last night wasn’t about Timo Werner wasn’t about him. It could have been someone else. Other players could have given more. It’s not about Timo, it’s about the situation we are in. It could be anyone. It’s not about bringing someone down or blaming someone.’