DBasia.news – There is an interesting story from Chelsea striker from Germany, Timo Werner. Before joining the Blues, apparently Werner had signed a pre-contract agreement with Bayern Munich. So, what caused the agreement to be cancelled?
Timo Werner stole the show after performing brilliantly on the front lines of RB Leipzig. Not only good at scoring goals, Werner is also known to be good at opening spaces. Speed and individual abilities are his mainstay weapons.
Not surprisingly, he attracted the attention of Bayern Munich in the 2018-2019 season. Bayern is known to be diligent in defrosting the strength of domestic opponents.
At that time, Werner’s contract was set to expire in the summer of 2019. Thus, the striker could join Die Roten on a free transfer.
According to a Goal report, Werner’s agent, Karl-Heinz Forster, has reached an agreement to bring his client to Bayern when the 2018-2019 season ends. In fact, there is already a pre-contract agreement that has been agreed.
At that time, Bayern were not alone. Liverpool reportedly also made an attractive offer in the form of a salary of 12 million euros per season. If added bonuses, Werner can receive 25 million euros per year.
However, Werner turned it down because he wanted to join Bayern.
However, the deal with Bayern collapsed as Werner found out that Bayern coach, Niko Kovac, and the director, Hasan Salihamidzic, were not interested in him. Werner also sent Forster to cancel the agreement that had been reached. Finally, Werner signed a new contract with Leipzig.
The story came to light after Forster’s colleague, Murat Lokurlu, filed a lawsuit in court. Lokurlu alleges that Forster still owes 660,000 euros in commission when Werner signed for Stuttgart in 2014.
In his proof, Lokurlu also revealed a number of conversations on WhatsApp, including those that stated that there was already a pre-contract agreement between Bayern and Werner.
In the end, the 25-year-old striker moved to Chelsea in the 2020-2021 season. The Blues redeemed Werner’s release clause which reached 53 million euros. So far, Werner has appeared in 58 matches in various competitions with 13 goals and 16 assists. He also helped Chelsea win the Champions League last season.