Liverpool are heavily linked with a move for the German attacker.
Phil Thompson has told Sky Sports he believes that Timo Werner wants to join Liverpool.
The Leipzig hitman has been repeatedly linked with a move to Anfield in recent months.
In fact, the speculation has been blowing hot and cold for a couple of years now and Sky Sports reported that the German was interested in a move to Liverpool.
But the same publication reported days later that the Reds – who signed Takumi Minamino in January – wouldn’t be making a move for Werner, who earns £53,000 per week with the Bundesliga club.
However, club legend Thompson believes that he’d be a fine addition and claims that the player himself desires a switch to Merseyside.
He said: “Some people will say ‘Will Werner get in and will he want to come to Liverpool?’. I think he would and I think he does.
“With the lure of Jurgen Klopp, I think that would tick the box for him, and I think he would be a fantastic signing. Something that we do actually need.”
It does seem illogical for Liverpool to spend upwards of £50 million on a player they might not need.
Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino are potentially the best attacking trio in European football and unless one of them goes, Werner probably isn’t a necessary addition.
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