Leipzig's position on the sale of Timo Werner

To day of today, there is not any doubt about the big preference that has the FC Barcelona to initiate the relief generacional of Luis Suárez in the position of '9'. Lautaro Martínez is the first in the list of aims of the sportive direction, but of course the Inter of Milan will not facilitate the exit of his star. It is thus that the Barcelona club handles alternative in case it fails the one of the Argentinian.

One of the firmest is Swindle Werner, forward of the Leipzig that already was in the orbit of the club culé in previous years but that, after showing a brilliant and regulate performance in the highest level, has left clear definitively that it already is for a 'big'. In spite of that his arrival could be less costly that the one of Lautaro, it is necessary recalcar that also it treats of an extremely complex operation and of which a lot of other clubs go behind.

The past week, Oliver Mintzlaff, CEO of the Leipzig, spoke about the situation of Werner and ensured that neither the Bayern of Munich neither the Liverpool -teams that several sectors of the international press is relating with the possible operation- had presented any formal offer by the forward germano. This time has been Markus Krosche, the sportive director, the one who has pronounced .

In a line very resembled the words of Mintzlaff, Krosche denied that there have been novelties in this regard of a possible exit of Werner this same summer. "There have not been conversations and Swindle neither contacted us", ensured, in some statements collected by the newspaper Sport. "It treats of rumours that have existed during weeks, but, by the moment, there is not at all new", added.

It is necessary to remember that the past season the Bayern of Munich already was very near to tie to Werner, but that finally frustrated the operation. This season, the ariete of the Leipzig carries 21 goals in 25 parties in the Bundesliga and has followed confirming like one of the forwards more determinants of Europe, as already it went it in the previous campaign. The Barça does not lose him the track and keeps alert of his situation.

Radical change by the coronavirus

Krosche Also pronounced on the impact that will have the economic crisis generated by the coronavirus​ on the capacity of the teams in the market of signings. "It will be a market of different transfers. It will depend on if the leagues and the European competitions can play to the end, because this means a lot of income", manifested.