Werner to Chelsea: The Inside Story

The Athletic's Adam Leventhal hosts a special bonus podcast to bring you the inside story of how Chelsea have landed Timo Werner from Bundesliga side RB Leipzig so long a transfer target for Liverpool. Adam is joined by Athletic’s football correspondent David Ornstein, German football writer Rafa Honigstein and Liam Twomey who covers Chelsea. Details include how calls with Frank Lampard helped convince Werner to choose Chelsea, how his Liverpool dream wasn’t possible in the timeframe and how Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was also an option for Chelsea.

 

Liam, David and Rafa have contributed to an incredibly detailed piece on this Werner story that you can read over on The Athletic now, If you’re not already a subscriber, you can sign up right now and take advantage of our 30-Day Free Trial by going to www.theathletic.com/ornsteinandchapman to enjoy the best football writing anywhere, just as the season makes its return.

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