Thomas Tuchel blasts flop Timo Werner over exit demands due to huge Chelsea wages
dailystar.co.ukThomas Tuchel has hit back at Timo Werner by stating the Chelsea flop should be content with his mammoth wages.Werner, 26, pockets an eye-watering £270k-a-week at Stamford Bridge following his mega-money move from RB Leipzig in 2020 but the German international has hinted his future could lie away from west London.
Starting just 15 Premier League matches last season, Werner was ousted by Romelu Lukaku's £97.5m return and continued to misfire in front of goal.The forward registered just four goals in the top-flight over the course of the 2021/22 season and is likely to have to settle for a place on the bench once again after Tuchel bagged top target Raheem Sterling in the transfer window.READ MORE: Chelsea told to "get rid" of Timo Werner and sign Romelu Lukaku's favourite old team-mateEarlier in the week, Werner admitted a lack of game could see him leave the club in the summer window, whilst also aiming a subtle jibe at Tuchel. "The manager always has different ideas, different thoughts and what you need in different games," he said. "In many games, I was not in his thoughts so I try to change that."It is not different to last season, it was the same when Romelu came.
We had big, big competition. It’s still the same. At a big club like Chelsea, you have that competition. In pre-season, you can show that you want to play, that you are a guy who wants to be in the starting XI.
That’s what I try."HAVE YOUR SAY! Should Timo Werner leave Chelsea this summer? Let us know in the comments section belowAnd it seems Tuchel hasn't taken too kindly to Werner's comments, releasing his own scathing assessment by stating he needs to be "showing quality" in pre-season.
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