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Werner has agreed in principle to join the Blues this summer but Oliver Mintzlaff says his £53million release clause has not yet been triggered by the Blues.
Timo Werner 'rejected Manchester City before he agreed a move to rivals Chelsea'
He told Sky Sport in Germany: 'We haven't had an exchange yet. Accordingly, we have nothing to report
Timo Werner is a player for RB Leipzig. He signalled a few weeks ago that he was busy with a transfer. Until now nothing is done.
'We are concentrating on the final sprint in the league. We want to qualify for the Champions League. That is the only thing we are currently discussing with Timo.
'It was important for us that we extend the contract with him. We did that last summer because of course it is important for our young club that no player moves on a free transfer.
'Of course, there was this exit clause that we put in the contract to give him the opportunity to take the next step.
'Now Timo is sitting in the driver's seat, not us anymore. So far, he has not drawn upon the clause, nor has any club sent us a transfer contract.'
It has also emerged that Werner rejected a move to Manchester City before he agreed in principle to join Premier League rivals Chelsea.
The 24-year-old decided to agree a move to Stamford Bridge after Frank Lampard convinced him he would play an important role at the club.
The transfer is set to cost the Blues £53million when they make the formal offer as they moved ahead of City, Liverpool and Inter Milan for the German's signature.
Jurgen Klopp's side were favourites to sign Werner before Chelsea swooped in due to a cooling of interest on Merseyside and Manchester City tasted rejection from the striker, according to Bild
Werner has scored an impressive 25 goals from 29 matches in the German top flight this season.
Will Timo Werner have a great influence on Chelsea's Squad?
