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BERLIN, Feb. 17-- For quite some time, the future of German international Timo Werner has been the subject of growing speculation. Ahead of the Champions League's last-16 round duel of RB Leipzig against Tottenham this Wednesday, new delicate details came to light. According to several media reports, the 23-year-old German international is turning his head to the English Premier League and is considering a move to the UK by next summer. Some of the rumors contain a high amount of truthfulness others are meant as humorous interludes. Last week a tweet of Werner's East German club caused unrest among fans despite the exit clause in the forward's contract running until 2023, allowing him to leave for 55 to 60 million euros after this season. The Bundesliga title challengers responded to a known transfer rumor troll on Twitter that indicated that Werner was attracting interest from Liverpool, and joked that they "heard" that the German striker was heading to Spurs instead. "We heard, he is headed towards Tottenham though ...," the tweet initiated by Rasenballsport said. While a transfer to Tottenham can be excluded, the interest of Liverpool's German coach Juergen Klopp remains seriously. The 2019 Champions League winner has contacted Werner's agent, taking up brief negotiations. While reports spoke of a deadline by the end of April, as laid down in Werner's contract, the newest information speaks of a later date. For Leipzig, that means the speculations about Werner might continue until the end of the Bundesliga season in mid-May. | 
