Chelsea’s new £53m man Timo Werner takes part in his first training session
Timo Werner took part in his first training session as a Chelsea player on Monday morning.
The German striker, who has joined in a £53million deal from RB Leipzig, touched down in England over the weekend and was at Stamford Bridge on Sunday to watch his new club beat Wolves and secure Champions League football for next season.
Werner did not train with his new team-mates with Frank Lampard giving his squad a well-deserved day off following Sunday’s victory.
Timo Werner took part in his first training session as a Chelsea player at their Cobham facilities
The £53m signing flew to England on Sunday to watch Chelsea seal Champions League place
The 24-year-old was instead put through his paces alone at Cobham with plenty of stretching and fitness work before focusing on ball work, dribbling and some finishing exercises.
Chelsea will not be able to register Werner until next season but the striker can now train with the club and is following the same training programme as fellow new addition Hakim Ziyech, who’s signed from Ajax.
Securing Werner’s signature was seen as a big coup for Chelsea with the striker one of the most prolific scorers in Europe.
He netted 34 times for Leipzig in all competitions this term before deciding to skip their Champions League campaign to sign for the west London club in a bid to settle down quickly ahead of next season.
Werner was spotted sharing a joke with Chelsea icon Petr Cech at Stamford Bridge on Sunday
Werner appears to have adapted to his new surroundings and was spotted sharing a joke with Chelsea legend and the club’s current technical and performance adviser Petr Cech on Sunday.
Chelsea are hoping to follow up Werner’s signing with other big-money acquisitions this summer.
The striker’s compatriot Kai Havertz is high up on their list of targets.
And the club are reportedly trying to speed up negotiations with Bayer Leverkusen for the sought-after wonderkid after qualifying for next season’s Champions League.
