Tottenham confirm signing of Timo Werner on loan from RB Leipzig

Tottenham have signed RB Leipzig forward Timo Werner on loan until the end of the season.

Spurs have the option to make the deal permanent in the summer. Germany international Werner, 27, returns to the Premier League having scored 23 goals in 89 appearances for Chelsea between 2020 and 2022.

Werner left Chelsea two years ago to return to his former club Leipzig in a £25m switch and while he scored 16 times last season, opportunities have been limited under manager Marco Rose this term with only four starts in all competitions. He is in line to make his Tottenham debut in this weekend’s away fixture at Manchester United and could extend his stay in N17 if the temporary switch proves to be a success. An option to make the transfer permanent for a fee between €15m and €20m has been included in the deal.

The Tottenham manager, Ange Postecoglou, is keen to complete moves early this month as he seeks to drive his project forward and is hopeful of sealing a deal to sign Genoa’s Radu Dragusin in the coming days. Spurs are understood to have offered around £20m but could still face competition from Bayern Munich for the Romania defender. Djed Spence could head in the other direction after being offered to Genoa on a six-month loan.

Spurs have lost Son Heung-min, their captain and top scorer, to the Asian Cup for at least a month and Alejo Véliz is struggling with a knee injury.