A warning has been fired to the Premier League’s top strikers for next season’s Golden Boot race as Chelsea look to be closing in on Timo Werner.
The German striker looks set to complete a move to Stamford Bridge after news broke on Thursday of the Blues being in talks with the 24-year-old.
Werner had been tipped with a move to Liverpool for a long period, but Chelsea now look to have beaten them to the punch.
And with Werner arriving at Stamford Bridge comes a warning to the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Harry Kane, Sergio Aguero and Mohamed Salah ahead of next season’s race for the Golden Boot.
Werner has scored 25 goals in the Bundesliga for RB Leipzig this season, and Sky Sports pundit Alan McInally expects him to carry on that hot form in the Premier League.
"I just think he’s in such a purple patch, but the bottom line is, he’s just so good,” McInally said. "When I was asked whether £50million is going to be his price, it could be money really well spent. I don’t see it being a problem.
“I was watching Sky Sports News, and I think they were talking about some of the other Chelsea forwards.
“Didier Drogba probably got 20 goals (in a season). I’m going to say Timo Werner will definitely score 20 goals in a season for Chelsea.”
On Werner’s likely role for Chelsea, McInally added: “I’d like to see him play on the left-hand side because I think he’s better there.
"He’s a good team player. He’s not selfish, if he needs to put a shift in down that left-hand side, he will, and of course then you’ve got the opportunity to play more counterattacking football.
"He can play up top. Tammy Abraham’s done so well I can’t see Frank (Lampard) not sticking with him, (Olivier) Giroud’s another one who struggled to get into the team.
"But I would probably play him (Werner) on the left-hand side, and just let him play where he wants.
"With that freedom, I think you get exactly what Timo Werner’s got."
