Werner is a weird one. I watched him a ton when he was at Stuttgart back then, and he was pretty frustrating ... lots of speed and you could sense the talent, but his finishing was poor and he felt more of a complementary player than the focal point of an offense. Granted, he was young and raw back then, but I thought Leipzig was mad to pay a fee rising to €23m back then when Stuttgart was relegated. Well, he ended up absolutely killing it at Leipzig, with 21 goals in his first year and three more great years, including scoring 28 in his final season there. But he hasn't looked the same ever since moving to Chelsea, and returning to Leipzig hasn't helped either. I think he really benefitted from the setup at Leipzig back then, with Poulsen and Forsberg ... will be interesting to see what Ange can do with him. He simply cannot lead the line, but I wouldn't be surprised if he and Son gelled well.
In other news and with Austria in mind, I'm really happy for Sasa Kalajdzic to go on loan from Wolves to Frankfurt. He needs playing time ahead of the Euros, and the situation at Wolves was frustrating. Think he'll be a really good fit at Frankfurt.
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