Chelsea obvious Christopher Nkunku transfer call after Todd Boehly inventive data plan

It was almost two years ago to the day when Chelsea officially announced the signing of Timo Werner from RB Leipzig.

At under £50m and triggering a release clause, Werner appeared to be a major statement of intent by the Blues, nabbing a long-held Liverpool target under the nose of Jurgen Klopp.

Werner had been one of Europe's breakout stars in the 2019/20 season, scoring 34 times in 45 games. His record rivalled some of the fiercest finishers in Europe, the deal appeared a no-brainer. Oh, how wrong we all were.

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Werner has only scored 10 times in the Premier League for Chelsea since the beginning of the 2020/21 season, his potential return to Germany this summer would cement a poor investment for a player whose technical flaws were masked by a system and league that favoured him.

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You could make a similar case for why Romelu Lukaku has failed at Stamford Bridge, spending almost £100m to bring the Belgian back to the club, like Werner was in 2020, Lukaku was meant to bring Chelsea's goalscoring woes to an end.

In 2022, it could be Christopher Nkunku and his goalscoring numbers in addition to him playing for Leipzig cannot escape the irony when hearing fans crying