Liverpool fans have taken to Twitter to react after German outlet Bild claimed that the European champions could sign RB Leipzig forward Timo Werner, before loaning him back to the Bundesliga title chasers.
The Reds completed a similar deal when signing Naby Keita from RB Leipzig, agreeing to pay his £48m release clause before allowing the Guinea international to remain in Germany for the following campaign.
Bild are now reporting that Jurgen Klopp’s side could do the same with Werner, who has been strongly linked with a switch to Anfield – so much so that The Athletic’s James Pearce said that he’d be “surprised” if the German didn’t become a Liverpool player (TV 2 Sporten via Empire of the Kop).
It would be an excellent addition to Klopp’s squad if the Merseysiders managed to get the former Stuttgart striker to sign for them.
The 24-year-old has a quite phenomenal goal-to-game ratio this season, netting 21 goals in 24 Bundesliga starts, as well as four Champions League goals in just seven appearances in the competition – Werner also has two goals in three DFB-Pokal outings.
Let’s see what the Liverpool fans on Twitter have been saying about Bild’s report…
To kick off the reaction, one supporter described the potential situation as their “worst nightmare” – perhaps a slight overreaction.
Two more fans said that loaning Werner back would only make sense if Jadon Sancho was also signed this summer – in that case, we would be inclined to agree as Klopp would potentially struggle to squeeze both world-class attackers into his already star-studded attack.
Elsewhere, three other fans expressed their bafflement at the news.
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While it wouldn’t be ideal given Liverpool’s lack of world-class depth behind Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino, it could actually make sense to loan Werner back for the first half of the campaign, and then implement him into the XI when Salah and Mane begin their Africa Cup of Nations exploits – the tournament begins in January of next season.
In other news, James Pearce has provided a timely boost for Liverpool ahead of the clash with Atletico Madrid…
