Tottenham are set to spice up their ahead line with the shock mortgage signing of
Timo Werner from RB Leipzig.
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Spurs moved into the fourth spherical of the FA Cup final evening following a 1-0 win over Burnley, in what was their first match with out this season’s prime scorer Son Heung-min.
The South Korea worldwide has linked up together with his nationwide crew squad forward of this month’s Asia Cup which may see him miss one other 5 matches over the course of the subsequent month.
ASIAN CUP FIXTURES
Group stage begin: January 12 to January 25
Spherical of 16: January 28 to January 31
Quarter-final: February 2 and February 3
Semi-final: February 6 and February 7
Ultimate: February 10
GAMES SON HEUNG-MIN COULD MISS FOR SPURS
Burnley (H) FA Cup – January 5
Man Utd (A) Premier League – January 14
Potential FA Cup fourth-round tie – January 27
Brentford (H) Premier League – January 31
Everton (A) Premier League – February 3
Brighton (H) Premier League – February 10
With teenager Alejo Veliz additionally on the therapy desk, a transfer for a brand new striker, able to enjoying throughout the entrance line, was considered as crucial by Ange Postecoglou.
Werner returned to RB Leipzig the summer time earlier than final after two underwhelming years at Chelsea, characterised by his wayward ending.
The one-time Bundesliga Golden Boot winner has hardly fared any higher again in Germany and has scored simply twice this season in 14 appearances.
Regardless of exhibiting few indicators of returning to his as soon as prolific kind, Werner had additionally been attracting curiosity from Manchester United who, like Spurs, are in determined want of attacking reinforcements.
In keeping with Sky Germany, nevertheless, Spurs are near sealing a mortgage deal for the 27-year-old who’s primed to depart RB’s winter coaching camp.
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