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Mark Jones

Timo Werner's teammate tells Liverpool why they should sign "unique piece"

One of Timo Werner's RB Leipzig teammates has tipped the "unique" Liverpool transfer target to shine for one of the biggest clubs in the world.

Germany international Werner has enjoyed the most prolific season of his career in 2019/20, scoring 27 goals in 36 matches in all competitions.

He is widely expected to leave the Bundesliga side in the summer, with the Reds moving to the head of the queue to sign the 24-year-old as they bid to expand their attacking options.

United States international midfielder Tyler Adams has played with Werner at Leipzig since 2017, and he says he's in no doubt about the forward's qualities.

Werner has been tipped to join the Reds in the summer (AFP via Getty Images)

"It's hard to say one thing," Adams told ESPN FC when asked to identify Werner's best qualities.

"People are often focused not just on his goalscoring ability but how fast he is, he's absolutely rapid.

"That's not one of the qualities that sticks out the most.

"The quality that sticks out the most is how many ways he's able to score.

"He can score from the left, the right, centrally, we played him as a number ten and he was running out of the midfield and scoring goals.

Tyler Adams hailed the qualities of his teammate (Bongarts/Getty Images)

"There's just so many roles you can fit him in, that's what makes him such a unique piece.

"If you're able to score in that many different ways, you'll be able to play at the highest level for a really long time, [for] the biggest clubs in the world, the national team.

"He's a pleasure to play with. It makes it easy playing as a midfielder knowing you can play the ball over the top and he'll catch it no matter what.

"He's a great guy and a great player."

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