RB Leipzig manager Ralf Rangnick has warned striker Timo Werner about the difficulties Naby Keita has faced after his switch to Liverpool. The Guinea midfielder joined the Reds in the summer, but is yet to put up a string of quality performances for the side.
Werner is one of the best strikers in the Bundesliga, and the Metro adds that Liverpool are interested in the German international.
His Leipzig manager, however, wants the striker to stay with the Bundesliga club. Speaking to Buli News (h/t Metro), Rangnick claimed that the environment was right for Werner at Leipzig:
“Keita was an outstanding player here, but he’s still struggling in Liverpool.
“So far, he’s not the player there that he was here. The surroundings must be right for Timo. That’s the case here.”
The manager further claimed that they want to keep hold of the striker but that they have reached their “financial limits” regarding the contract offer.
Werner is out of contract at the end of next season, and Rangnick claimed that finances will not be the deciding factor in the forward’s future.
“We know that he can earn more elsewhere, but he can also provide for himself for the rest of his life here. Financial aspects will not be the decisive factor, but rather the sporting perspective.”
The report adds that several European clubs are interested in the German, and it will be interesting to see if the striker moves away from Leipzig at the end of this season.
Liverpool spent big at the start of this season and let’s see if we can land the German talent in the summer and make our team stronger.
