Timo Werner. We all know the situation around him this season — he’s here on loan but hasn’t exactly been setting the world on fire with his performances and has found him sliding down the pecking order at Spurs to the point where he’s basically a late impact sub or deep rotation option.
The writing’s been pretty much on the wall about Timo’s future since Ange Postecoglou criticized his work ethic in a press conference a couple of months ago. So we should not be at all surprised that we’re now getting reports suggesting that Tottenham will not be triggering his purchase option this summer, and that he’ll return to RB Leipzig at the conclusion of his loan.
That’s the story from the Mirror (lol, yes I know) anyway, which pretty much says exactly that. Now, we don’t usually use the Mirror as a primary source at Carty Free Towers for a pretty good reason — they’re generally unreliable. In this case, however, I think it’s safe to say the Mirror’s reading the tea leaves, which coincidentally are artfully arranged to spell out the words “TIMO IS NOT STAYING”. Doesn’t take a genius to figure that out, frankly.
I like Timo. I think he’s a swell dude and a good teammate, but Tottenham need players that Ange Postecoglou can regularly rely upon, and this season Timo has proven that he’s not that guy. Timo’s Leipzig contract expires next summer (2026) and there are reports that clubs in MLS could be interested in bringing him in, but that depends on whether he wants to stay in Europe or seek a new challenge.
Not signing Timo means more opportunities for Wilson Odobert, and also potentially opens a slot for someone like Yang Min-hyeok, Jamie Donley, Alfie Devine, or someone completely new and different. After this season, “new and different” sounds pretty okay to me.