Timo Werner, once one of Europe's most prolific forwards, is heading to Major League Soccer off the back of his forgettable loan spell at Tottenham.
Werner, who's struggled to replicate the destructive form he displayed over several years at RB Leipzig in the Premier League, spent 18 months on loan in N17, but barely featured in 2024–25.
The German was somewhat serviceable during his first six months at the club, recording five goal contributions in his first 13 Premier League games. He fitted the mould of an Ange Postecoglou winger, with Werner able to use his blistering speed to reach the byline before drilling crosses across the box for a potential beneficiary.
However, the same issues which plagued his spell at Chelsea continued to manifest in north London. Werner was once again remarkably inconsistent in front of goal. Still, he apparently did enough to convince the club to extend his loan by another year, but 2024–25 was one to forget for the 29-year-old as he fell down Ange's pecking order and went AWOL down the stretch due to an apparent injury.
Timo Werner is heading to MLS after failed Spurs move
🚨🇺🇸 Timo Werner has opened doors to New York Red Bulls as next club, initial green light to the move.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 28, 2025
Talks now ongoing about conditions of the deal, salary and more. MLS can be one of the options for Timo’s future.
Werner won’t stay at Leipzig after returning from Spurs. pic.twitter.com/jtCmjI7qZG
Werner returned to Germany at the start of the summer without a fuss being made. In truth, many had forgotten about him.
However, the German, who has 57 caps for the national team, has no future in Saxony either. His next move depicts just how far Werner has fallen. In 2020, Europe's elite were chasing his signature off the back of a 28-goal Bundesliga season. Now, he's merely been able to garner intrigue from across the Atlantic.
Fabrizio Romano reported over the weekend that Werner is open to joining the New York Red Bulls after the MLS club made their interest known. Talks are said to be ongoing, with initial contact believed to have been made as early as February.
This may well be the end of the road for Werner at the highest level, but the German has already achieved plenty in the European game before turning 30. Sure, the stints in England will probably be remembered with a chuckle, but Werner has more than 20 goals for his country, over 100 in the Bundesliga and a Champions League medal to come to home to every evening. He's done okay.
The decision to retain him for 2024/25 was ill-advised, but we'll always have those moments against Manchester City—you surely haven't forgotten his opening goal in the Carabao Cup fourth round?!—and that magical afternoon at Tamworth.
All the best, Timo.