RB Leipzig and Germany forward Timo Werner will miss the World Cup in Qatar following an ankle injury he picked up in the Champions League.
A statement released by RB Leipzig on Thursday, November 4, confirms the sad development.
Germany were set to announce their final 26-man squad for the World Cup in a week, and the news is coming as a major blow to the Hansi Flick-led team.
The 26-year-old, who has 24 goals in 55 appearances for the national team, was forced out of Leipzig’s 4-0 Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk a few minutes into the first half.
Timo Werner
Werner began his senior club career in 2013, playing for VfB Stuttgart, becoming the club’s youngest debutant and youngest ever goalscorer.
He signed with RB Leipzig in 2016, aged 20, in a then club record transfer worth €10 million, where he set the record as the youngest player to reach 150 and 200 appearances in the Bundesliga.
Timo Werner also finished as the league’s second highest goalscorer in the 2019–20 season, becoming Leipzig’s all-time top goalscorer.
Timo Werner joined Chelsea in 2020 for a reported fee worth €50 million, winning the UEFA Champions League in his first season at the club. He later returned to Leipzig in August 2022 for a reported £25.3 million.
Timo Werner Chelsea Career
On 18 June 2020, Werner agreed to sign for English Premier League club Chelsea, who activated his £47.5 million release clause, on a five-year contract.
He joined the club on 1 July. He made his league debut with the club on 14 September, in a 3–1 away win against Brighton & Hove Albion.
On 29 September, Werner scored his first goal for Chelsea in a 1–1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur which they lost 4–5 on penalties in the fourth round of the EFL Cup.
He marked his name in the Premier League scoresheet with a brace and assisted Kai Havertz for the third as Chelsea drew Southampton 3–3 at home.
On 28 October, he scored his first Champions League goal for Chelsea, a penalty against Russian side Krasnodar.
National Team Career
Werner represented Germany at youth level, playing for the U15, U16, U17, U19 and U21 teams, scoring 34 goals in 48 matches overall.
In 2010, he scored a hat-trick on his first appearance for Germany U15 in a match against Poland. Two years later, he was a part of the Germany team that finished runner-up in the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Timor Werner has won the Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and the UEFA Super Cup with Chelsea.
He has also won FIFA Confederations Cup with Germany national team.
Timo Werner Girlfriend
Timo Werner is dating stunning 23-year-old Julia Nagler. Julia Nagler, unlike typical wags of footballers, leads a more private life off the spotlights of the media, making details about her relationship with Timor Werner scanty.
However, Julia Nagler is known to be a student and is living with the former Chelsea star. Nevertheless, when they started dating has remained unknown, but they were first spotted together in 2021.
