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Werner ‘excited’ for Premier League challenge at Chelsea as £47.5m striker finds his feet

Timo Werner is “excited” to begin his Premier League career at Chelsea, with the £47.5 million ($63m) striker looking to hit the ground running in England.

Having been prolific in his homeland at RB Leipzig, big things are expected of the Germany international at Stamford Bridge.

Frank Lampard is currently in the process of easing a number of fresh faces into his squad, with another friendly outing set to be taken in against Brighton on Saturday.

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Werner is set to figure in that contest, with the 24-year-old frontman having been joined in west London during a busy window for the Blues by Hakim Ziyech, Ben Chilwell, Malang Sarr and Thiago Silva.