EPL: Lampard reveals how Chelsea beat Liverpool to Timo Werner deal

Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard, has revealed that his conversations with Timo Werner, convinced the striker to hitch the club before Liverpool.

The 24-year-old was consistently linked with a move to Anfield, but the Blues agreed a £47.5 million ($59m) affect RB Leipzig for the player.

Werner will sign a £170,000-a-week contract with the west Londoners.

It is believed that one among the explanations Liverpool ended their interest within the German, was thanks to the financial issues caused by COVID-19.

“He’s got huge talent, had an incredible season this year but before that also . Where we probably couldn’t do the maximum amount business within the last few windows for whatever reasons, it’s given us an opportunity to ascertain some youth have longer within the team.

“But we were very clear about the very fact we wanted to enhance and Timo Werner is usually a signing which will improve us. I’m certainly very excited to possess him playing for Chelsea and that we anticipate to having him,” Lampard told a Zoom news conference on Friday.