Timo Werner: Tottenham in talks with RB Leipzig to extend loan deal for next season | OneFootball

Tottenham are in talks with RB Leipzig about extending Timo Werner’s loan deal for another season.

The former Chelsea forward joined Spurs in January on an initial loan deal until the end of the season and scored two goals in 14 appearances during his time back in London.

That agreement contained the option for Tottenham to complete a permanent transfer this summer for a fee of around £15million.

However, it is understood that Spurs are instead negotiating to extend Werner’s loan by a further year.

Useful option: Tottenham are trying to extend Timo Werner’s loan from RB Leipzig

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The 28-year-old has proved a useful option under boss Ange Postecoglou, who is keen to keep him at the club.

Ex-Stuttgart frontman Werner, who endured a difficult two-year spell at Chelsea between 2020-22 before returning to Leipzig, is thought to be keen to stay at Spurs after rediscovering some form during the second half of the season.

Speaking about the prospect of keeping Werner earlier this month, Postecoglou said: “Timo we signed until the end of the season on loan and he's part of that strategy to see what we need to do in the summer and can we do it.

“Are there going to be other gaps and where does Timo fit in with that strategy? So we have a plan in place, and that was irrespective. I think he's been very good for us.

“We were short in wide areas. Him coming in was very helpful for us and I think he’s made an impact but in my mind to make those definitive decisions, I still need some clarity about what we’ve got here first.”

Tottenham have also confirmed a new contract for third-choice goalkeeper Brandon Austin, who on Tuesday put pen to paper on a five-year extension lasting until the summer of 2029.