After several months of intense speculations over Werner’s move to Anfield, it appears the RB Leipzig star is bound for Stamford Bridge.
Per reports in the media, Chelsea have agreed a deal in principle with the Germany international after offering £200,000-a-week wages for Werner, making him one of the highest paid players in the club’s history.
The Blues mounted a coup after Liverpool failed to match the former Stuttgart man’s release clause which is said to be around £53million.
Redknapp, who played for Liverpool between 1991 and 2002, believes that the Merseyside-based club’s failure to sign Werner might come back to haunt them in the near future.
“It’s a great signing,” the 46-year-old told football.london.
“They have got Hakim Ziyech as well and he looks like a really good signing as well. Frank is building a really good, young side.
“Tammy Abraham has done well up front, but he can play in any of the three front positions. I think it just shows that they are doing good things at Chelsea. Frank has done a great job, especially if they get top four.”
“If the deal is done without knowing that Chelsea are going to be in the Champions League, then it shows you that he was very impressed with what Frank and Chelsea are doing right now.
“He will probably look at that Chelsea front line, with Willian and Pedro out of contract this summer, and think that he can be a regular in that team.”
Redknapp also revealed that first-team football was not guaranteed for Werner at Anfield due to Liverpool’s front three of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane.
“At Liverpool, who is he going to replace? He’s a really good player, but we don’t know right now, is he better than Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, and Mohamed Salah?” he added.
“It’s one of the best front three [attackers] in the world right now so he doesn’t want to go somewhere and be a number two or a sub. ‘
“Will they regret it? You don’t know but that is what he has got to do.
“He has got to make Liverpool regret that decision, or at least make them think: ‘I wish we had signed him!’
