MUNICH: RB Leipzig CEO Oliver Mintzlaff admitted on Saturday that Bayern Munich target Timo Werner is on the verge of leaving the club. Germany striker Werner joined Leipzig in 2016 and has scored 59 goals in 108 games for the Bundesliga side. With his contract set to expire in 2020, Leipzig had hoped that Werner would sign an extension, but on Saturday, CEO Mintzlaff admitted that this was now unlikely. In March, Leipzig coach and sporting director Ralf Rangnick ruled out allowing Werner to leave for free, prompting an icy response from Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge on the issue. Asked whether Werner was a transfer target in a recent chat show appearance on Sport1, Hoeness responded with a twinkle in his eye.

Source: Pakistan Today April 14, 2019 11:26 UTC