Liverpool have missed out on a “statement signing” in Chelsea-bound forward Timo Werner, according to Gary Neville. The Reds were linked with the RB Leipzig star for several months before Frank Lampard’s side agreed to pay the £53m release clause and put the German on a £200,000-a-week contract.
Pundits have been split on whether Jurgen Klopp has made a mistake or dodged a bullet by not signing the man with 31 goals and 13 assists this season.
And Sky Sports pundit Neville falls on the former side, suggesting the Premier League leaders missed on sending a message with Werner’s signing. “His signing would have sent out an incredible statement,” the Manchester United hero said. “He is a great striker, a young one that fits the profile of a.