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Chelsea football club have completed the signing of Timo Werner, a German forward, from RB Leipzig.

The club, on Thursday, announced on its website that the 24-year-old has agreed personal terms and will sign a five-year deal subject to passing a medical.

Werner is expected to join the club in July following the end of the German league season.

Speaking to the club’s media team, the former Stuttgart striker expressed his delight to joining the English side while also thanking his current club and its fans.

“I am delighted to be signing for Chelsea, it is a very proud moment for me to be joining this great club. I of course want to thank RB Leipzig, the club and the fans, for four fantastic years. You will forever be in my heart. I look forward to next season with my new team-mates, my new manager and of course the Chelsea fans. Together we have a very successful future ahead of us,” he said.

The highly sought after player also left a message for Chelsea fans on his Twitter page, expressing his delight at signing for a “fantastic and historic club”.

“I’m incredibly happy to be joining the Blues next season! It feels like the right step for me and I am delighted to become a part of Chelsea FC. Really looking forward to playing for such a fantastic and historic club! See you soon Chelsea fans!,” the pacey winger wrote.

To everyone at @ChelseaFC :
I’m incredibly happy to be joining the Blues next season! It feels like the right step for me and I am delighted to become a part of Chelsea FC. Really looking forward to playing for such a fantastic and historic club!
See you soon Chelsea fans! 👋 pic.twitter.com/WLcagJCHWt

— Timo Werner (@TimoWerner) June 18, 2020

Marina Granovskaia, Chelsea director, also expressed the club’s excitement at snapping up the highly-coveted player.

“We are very excited that Timo Werner has chosen to join Chelsea. He is a player who was coveted all over Europe and it is no surprise, he has that rare mix of being young and exciting and yet established and proven,” she said.

“We can’t wait to have Timo on board, but until then we wish him and RB Leipzig all the best for the rest of this season.”

Werner has played a total of 157 games for RB Leipzig, scoring 93 goals and making 40 assists.