Former Chelsea striker Timo Werner has warned RB Leipzig team-mate Christopher Nkunku he will need to cope with the increased mental pressure of playing for the Blues, as the Frenchman prepares to make a £53million summer switch.
Nkunku is expected to join Chelsea in the summer when his £53million release clause opens up at the end of the season.
Werner was asked by BILD whether he had any advice for his team-mate, having made an identical move in 2020.
The German international had been similarly viewed as one of Europe’s hottest forwards at the time Chelsea activated a £47.5million release clause to sign him, but returned to RB Leipzig last summer after a difficult spell in the Premier League.
‘Everyone has to make their own experiences,’ Werner said. I had a very good first year, the second was so-so.
‘I can tell him about positive and negative experiences should he change. At a club like this, you don’t play like you do at RB Leipzig because there’s more competition – not just on a sporting level, but also on a different level, mentally.
‘You have to deal with that and everyone has to find their own way.
‘That’s why it’s the wrong approach to give tips to others. Time has changed me a lot.’
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