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Chelsea are glad to let him go: at the age of 29, he has no ball to play with! Peak value was 80 million, now 5 million

10:59am, 22 October 2025【Football】

Liverpool invested heavily this summer, but the results are not satisfactory. After losing to Manchester United, Liverpool suffered a 4-game losing streak, and the performance of several of the team's new players was also worrying. Wirtz, whose transfer fee is 125 million euros, has 0 goals and 1 assist in 11 games in Liverpool's career and has been reduced to a substitute. Seeing the current situation of Werner, Wirtz's German senior, did Liverpool panic? Chelsea are glad to let him go: at the age of 29, he has no ball to play with! Peak worth was 80 million, now 5 million.

In the Bundesliga this season, Leipzig has 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. With 16 points, it is 5 points behind the leader Bayern, ranking second in the league. Werner, as Leipzig's top scorer in team history, is still less than 30 years old and it is already difficult to contribute to the team. So far in the new season, Werner has only played once for Leipzig, and he came on in stoppage time. Due to injuries and sluggish performance, Werner has completely become Leipzig's fringe forward.

Werner was so glorious when he first played for Leipzig. He scored 20+ goals in four seasons. He had 34 goals and 12 assists in a single season. He competed with Lewandowski for the Bundesliga Golden Boot. The German transfer market also priced him at 80 million euros. Werner was the main forward when Loew coached the German team. He was the German team's official No. 9 and also helped the German team win the Confederations Cup.

After transferring to Chelsea, the German striker became a "forward scout". He was unable to seize various opportunities. His poor shooting skills made him disliked by Chelsea fans. Werner has no fulcrum role as a center, has average breakthrough ability on the wing, and is in an awkward position at Chelsea. But he was really lucky and won the Champions League with Chelsea. Chelsea spent 53 million to introduce Werner, and two years later returned Werner to Leipzig for a transfer fee of 20 million euros. Fortunately, Chelsea gave up on him early. If he was sold too late, it would be difficult to recover the 20 million.

Leipzig did not save the declining Werner. He was loaned to Tottenham last season and won the Europa League. He cannot play in Leipzig this season. His latest value is only 5 million euros and he has only scored 5 goals in the past three seasons. Werner, who should have been in his prime, has now "disappeared" from the fans' sight.

From Werner to Havertz to Wirtz, they all produced luxurious statistics in the Bundesliga, but their performance shrunk in the Premier League. The German team has been eliminated from the group stage for the second consecutive World Cup, and their forward players are not to blame. The Wirtz signed by Liverpool has no speed and body, and is likely to develop in the direction of Werner and become a parallel import.