Newcastle United ahead of RB Leipzig in battle for Chelsea striker Timo Werner - Paper Round

Newcastle could beat Leipzig to Werner The Mirror reports that Newcastle are leading the race to sign Timo Werner from Chelsea, because he wants to succeed in the Premier League. They are ahead in negotiations, in front of RB Leipzig, who hope to take the 26-year-old striker back to the Bundesliga. Chelsea will consider a loan deal but are insistent that any temporary deal includes an obligation to become permanent.

Ad/> /> DFL-SupercupBayern win DFL-Supercup after eight-goal thriller4 HOURS AGO Paper Round’s view: Werner was in exceptional form for Leipzig for more than just one season, which suggests the problem with the player is mental more than anything. Moving to a smaller club such as Newcastle, or a more familiar one in the form of Leipzig could be what he needs to regain his confidence. If neither of those moves work out then his career will be in real trouble.

Read the full story Palace target Loftus-Cheek The Sun believes that Crystal Palace will make an attempt to bring in Ruben Loftus-Cheek on a loan spell for the second time in his career. The 26-year-old spent 2017/18 at Selhurst Park in one of his most impressive years, but has since struggled to convert that into regular first team football with Chelsea. Nottingham Forest would also like to sign the occasional England international.

/> Paper Round’s view: Loftus-Cheek has never quite hit his stride in the way that many had hoped. Instead he has done enough to hold down a place lower down the leagues while suffering from competition when with Chelsea or England. Negotiating that kind of limbo is mentally tough for any player, and it can't help that he remains tied to Chelsea instead of being able to commit elsewhere.