The Athletic‘s Liverpool correspondent James Pearce claims the Reds will not shell out on RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner unless the current uncertainty in the transfer market changes.
The Merseyside club reportedly have major doubts about Werner’s £54m valuation in the current financial climate, while the lack of clarity of when the next transfer window will open has halted their plans to make a move for the German.
Supporters on Twitter weren’t particularly pleased about Pearce’s latest update:
This is no excuse sign him up
— Divine (@dnonlly) May 20, 2020
Spend some money FFG!!!!!! @PeterMooreLFC @John_W_Henry
— TalkingRed ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ (@TalkingRed23) May 20, 2020
Everyone will cancel there subscriptions services especially ones that profit on the back of lfc
— lfc kits (@talkingpj) May 20, 2020
For the monies made over that last 24 months, surely 50 million is nothing for a club of our size, or are we all been fooled that we are a big club, whereby the owners are actually died hard fans of the club.
— Ashindra. (@dhuks1) May 20, 2020
It's a shame we spent so much last summer, we should have saved it for this year…… ?
— DanOBrien (@Dee_O_Bee) May 21, 2020
Werner is worth signing even if it means offloading a couple players like Grujic & Shaqiri to pay for the transfer
— Patrick (@B2Life33) May 21, 2020
pathetic by FSG
— Michael Staples ? (@Michael58739848) May 20, 2020
What about the hundreds of millions of prize money the club has won lately? Wheres that?
— Phil Lindsay (@PhilPhenom) May 20, 2020
Sell to buy FC
— TalkingRed ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ (@TalkingRed23) May 20, 2020
What happened to all the savings from the lack of activity in other windows?
— Wio (@ColoWio) May 20, 2020
Just buy him ffs, give them 50m, simple ??♂️
— Yaz* (@zafar_ayyaz) May 20, 2020
To be honest, Liverpool seem to be going with the most common-sense approach. There is no point overspending on a player when there is no need to.
If and when it becomes clear when the next transfer window will be, they can then plan ahead, and look to head off potential challenges from the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United for Werner’s signature.
In any case, it appears the 24-year-old’s heart is set on a move to Liverpool so if the forward remains patient, the Reds should not have too many concerns about delaying the transfer.
