Liverpool Transfer News: Jurgen Klopp shows interests in RB Leipzig star, set to trigger release clause

Liverpool Transfer News: Jurgen Klopp is showing interest in RB Leipzig’s star Timo Werner; the Reds are ready to trigger his release clause.

Liverpool is looking for reinforcements in the squad in order to maintain their dominance in European football, the Reds are considering to bolster their attack and have kept Timo Werner at their radar for a while.

In a recent development, according to the SportBILD, Jurgen Klopp is interested in signing RB Leipzig superstar Werner and Liverpool can trigger his release clause of €60 Million.

Our story: Jürgen Klopp is interested in @TimoWerner for @LFC. The striker can leave @DieRotenBullen because of a clause for about 60 Million Euros in summer @SPORTBILD

— Christian Falk (@cfbayern) February 12, 2020

The German striker has amassed 25 goals and 10 assists in 30 games he has played for RB Leipzig across all competitions. The East German club is one of the favourites to win Bundesliga this season.

Earlier they were leading the charts of the league before the Christmas break, but sudden slip-ups have brought Bayern Munich in a close-knitted competition.

Meanwhile, Borussia Monchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund are also lurking around. Amidst this highly tensed competition, Werner is a crucial player in the side and their primary goal-scorer.

So, Liverpool is going to wait till Summer transfer window and did not pounce on the player in the winter transfer window. Considering, the release clause of Werner is highly reasonable, Liverpool won’t mind spending the amount in summer.

This might bring Roberto Firmino lower in the pecking order, which might propel him to move out of the club. Bayern Munich has lately shown interest in the Brazilian forward.

If these possibilities actually align, then we might see a change in game-play at Liverpool, as Werner is very different from Firmino in game-style. On one hand, Firmino is more suited at link-up play and is creative in the centre.

Whereas, Werner is more of explosive up-front. Probably, with this, Klopp is trying to plan a future at Liverpool, with Kylian Mbappe also in his sight.

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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