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Tottenham on Saturday night agreed a shock move to sign former Chelsea forward Timo Werner on loan from Red Bull Leipzig.
The Germany international is due to arrive in London on Sunday to finalise terms and undergo a medical once he has been given permission to travel from Leipzig’s training camp in La Manga, Spain.
Werner was left out of Leipzig’s 1-0 friendly win over St Gallen on Saturday as coach Marco Rose confirmed: ‘It’s right that Timo wants to go on loan. Timo would like to go to the European Championships. We wish him all the best and are keeping our fingers crossed for him.’
The 27-year-old had made 14 appearances, predominantly from the bench this season and scored twice.
Manchester United and Aston Villa were understood to be among the clubs who had been sounded out about his availability but talks with Tottenham accelerated on Friday.
Timo Werner is set for shock return to the Premier League with a loan move to Tottenham
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The 27-year-old has fallen behind Lois Openda in the striking pecking order at RB Leipzig
Negotiations around the structure of the transfer were being finalised on Saturday with Tottenham agreeing to pay Werner’s estimated £4.5million salary for the rest of the season in full while the deal also includes an option to buy for around £14.5m.
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