Timo Werner: RB Leipzig star stays until 2026, move to New York uncertain!

Timo Werner: RB Leipzig star stays until 2026, move to New York uncertain!

At the center of the current football news is Timo Werner, who is no longer expected to play for the club despite his continued affiliation with RB Leipzig. The 29-year-old striker, who has a contract until the summer of 2026 and earns a salary of around 10 million euros, has been targeted by the New York Red Bulls. However, an agreement on the financial terms of his potential move is still pending. That reports absolutfussball.com.

Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp does not comment on the situation surrounding the player and emphasizes that he does not want to fuel speculation. Instead, he lets the media push the story themselves. This could be seen as an attempt to avoid fueling the public debate while the striker waits to see which direction the negotiations take.

Werner and the New York Red Bulls

Timo Werner has long been a target for the New York Red Bulls. Discussions about a change have been going on for several months now. The striker, who has been on loan at Tottenham Hotspur for the past 18 months, no longer has the playing time he wanted at Leipzig and is allowed to leave the club, making a move to Major League Soccer attractive. The New York Times reports that Werner is very interested in moving to the MLS, especially since he would have the opportunity to play together with his former teammate Emil Forsberg.

The striker, who moved from Stuttgart to RB Leipzig in 2016, has scored an impressive 78 goals in 127 Bundesliga appearances. After leaving for Chelsea in 2020, where he won the Champions League in 2021, a return to the Bundesliga is now no longer in focus.

RB Leipzig's transfer situation

So far, RB Leipzig has only announced the departure of Yussuf Poulsen, who is moving to HSV. However, in the midst of the ongoing transfer situation, the club has also made progress: Johan Bakayoko, Andrija Maksimovic and Yan Diomande were acquired as new players. However, the official announcement of Bakayoko is still pending.

Another topic in Leipzig is Kosta Nedeljkovic. The player will remain at RB Leipzig for another year after being on loan from Aston Villa since February 2025. The club has decided to forego a permanent commitment for around 15 million euros for economic reasons and has agreed on another loan.

The coming weeks will show how the situation surrounding Timo Werner will develop and whether he can really make his way to the MLS or whether he will remain part of RB Leipzig.