RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner has previously admitted that his assists to create goals is just as good as his ability to find the back of the net, as he moves closer towards sealing a move to Chelsea.
Football.london understands that the Blues, who will resume their Premier League campaign when they travel to Villa Park to face Aston Villa on Sunday, June 21, are "highly confident" of activating the £53million release clause in Werner's contract before it expires on June 15.
The Germany international, who has netted 31 goals in all competitions for RB Leipzig this season, including 25 in 30 Bundesliga appearances, is fast becoming one of the most highly sought-after strikers in European football.
Should Chelsea, who also have ambitions to land fellow Germany international Kai Havertz, be successful in their efforts to sign Werner, it would be expected that he would replace Tammy Abraham as the club's first choice striker for next season, with head coach Frank Lampard handing the 24-year-old the responsibility of spearheading the Blues' attacking line.
However, whilst Werner may be a deadly finisher in front of goal, he is also more than capable of creating chances for his teammates as well, as his statistics show. This season, as well as finding the back of the net on 31 occasions, Werner has also racked up 13 assists as well. That means that since the start of last season, the striker has registered 23 assists, as well as scoring 50 goals.
And the former Stuttgart striker has previously admitted that his ability to create goals is one of his biggest strengths, suggesting that he and Abraham could prove to be a deadly partnership at Stamford Bridge.
"I think that assists are one of my strengths, Werner told Bundesliga.com last year. "You're always defined as a striker by how many goals you score, but now I play a new position under the new coach [Julian Nagelsmann].
"I'm playing almost as an attacking midfielder, which means I've got to play like the others do, like [Emil] Forsberg, [Marcel] Sabitzer, [Christopher] Nkunku, and get assists.
"Naturally, I've got to always link it all together. We've got to get beyond this image of me being the team's goalscorer. I want to support my teammates instead.
"It's working well, especially when we play well together.
"The lads know that when they set me up, I'll happily return the favour. It's worked really well in the first games of the season."
