Bruko’s ‘pointless contract’ is fast becoming Chelsea’s new Timo Werner

In terms of flop indicators, Chelsea have made greater than their justifiable share over the previous 4 to 5 years.

Romelu Lukaku, Kalidou Koulibaly, Raheem Sterling and Mykhailo Mudryk are simply a number of the gamers who joined for large cash however did not stay as much as expectations.

One other star who was destined for greatness at Stamford Bridge however in the end failed was Germany worldwide Timo Werner.

Sadly for Enzo Maresca and co, one of many gamers within the present squad seems to be on his method to changing into Chelsea’s new Werner.

Werner’s failed Chelsea profession

When Chelsea agreed to pay RB Leipzig £45m to set off Werner’s launch clause in the summertime of 2020, there was an comprehensible degree of pleasure among the many Stamford Bridge devoted.

The 24-year-old ahead was one of the crucial thrilling gamers in all of Europe on the time and had spent the previous two seasons simply scoring targets for enjoyable.

For instance, throughout the 18/19 and 19/20 seasons, the Stuttgart-born sensation performed 82 video games and performed a complete of 6,692 minutes, scoring 53 targets and offering 23 assists.

In different phrases, the German worldwide was concerned in a aim on common each 1.07 video games, or each 88.05 minutes, which was a very world-class charge of return.

Sadly, whereas he might not have been as unhealthy as some followers say, the 29-year-old won’t ever replicate that type with the Blues.

In reality, he did not even come shut.

In 89 appearances for the West Londoners over two seasons, the 57-cap worldwide scored 23 targets and supplied 21 assists, that means he was concerned in a aim each 2.02 video games.

Properly, that is not horrible, however he wasn’t thought-about ok to steer the road and what the stats do not actually present is that he ended up getting fairly a fame for lacking probabilities, particularly after the Champions League recreation towards Actual Madrid.

Chelsea determined to chop their losses in the summertime of 2022, promoting the speedy striker again to Leipzig for simply £25 million. Quick ahead to as we speak, and it appears like Maresca might have his personal Werner on his workforce.

Chelsea’s new signing Werner

The unlucky reality is that whereas it may very well be argued that a few of Chelsea’s summer season signings have struggled this season, it’s undoubtedly Jamie Gittens who feels he may very well be the brand new Werner.

Now, the Englishman remains to be younger, so it might work out in the long term, however as issues stand, it is laborious to not see similarities with the German participant who began life in west London.

Like the previous Leipzig star, for instance, the Studying-born expertise joined the pensioners after a profitable spell within the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund.

Regardless of being very younger, the 21-year-old performed 49 video games and a complete of 2803 minutes for the German giants, scoring 12 targets and offering 5 assists.

In reality, the winger has been so spectacular all through the season, together with his away efficiency towards Actual Madrid, that Sky Sports activities’ Dougie Critchley went as far as to name him “England’s greatest left winger”.

Sadly, as with Werner, Chelsea followers have but to see the perfect of the dynamic winger this 12 months.

For instance, his one aim and 5 assists in 18 appearances is already disappointing sufficient, nevertheless it’s much more spectacular when you think about that three of his aim involvements got here towards Wolverhampton Wanderers within the League Cup.

Because it stands, the previous Dortmund star is way from ok to start out in Maresca’s video games and would not appear to be he’ll have a lot of an impression off the bench, so it is laborious to agree with one analyst who known as him a “pointless signing”, albeit harshly.

In spite of everything, there may be nonetheless time earlier than Gittens could make his mark at Chelsea, however for now he appears destined to turn out to be the following Werner.