The Athletic add that there’s a clause in Werner’s Leipzig contract that allows him to agree a move away for £51m providing talks are wrapped up before an April deadline.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was asked about his opinion on Werner earlier this week, however, the German remained coy on his countryman.
“I can’t say whether we are interested or not,” he said.
“Timo is a very good player. It’s not unusual for him to be linked with us.
“After all, I’m a German coach who works abroad. But it’s not automatically the case that we sign 12 German internationals every year.”
source: express.co.uk