Jerome Boateng has leapt to the defence of his old Germany team-mate Timo Werner by insisting his debut Chelsea campaign was 'positive' and now expects him to flourish on the international stage at the forthcoming Euros this summer.
Werner was expected to plunder in the goals for Chelsea - following his £53million switch from RB Leipzig - as they looked to make an assault on the Premier League title this season.
However, the 25-year-old was more synonymous with being offside than scoring. He only netted 12 times in 52 games for the west London club - a goal-per-game ratio of only one every four games.