The Bundesliga club RB Leipzig midfielder Timo Werner has a specific new contract offer. The Trainer and sporting Director Ralf Rangnick said on Friday after the departure from the Europa League at the last round of the group phase. “The talks are led, by the arguments exchanged. It is now up to Timo,“ said Rangnick. He believes that Werner will use the time over the holidays to think about it and then make a decision.

Werner’s contract with the Saxony is still running until the summer of 2020. RB has been trying for a year to a premature extension of the contract to substantially improved earnings.

The national players prior to the first Bundesliga season of Leipzig in the summer of 2016 from VfB Stuttgart has been retrieved. Since months of rumors, according to which international Top clubs to Werner interested to be a part of. Also Bayern Munich is to have the attacker in view. An important role in the Considerations of Werner’s play, whether the club will once again qualify for the international business. Currently in RB with 25 points and is in fourth place of the table. On Sunday (15.30 clock in the F. A. Z.-Liveticker of the German Bundesliga and Sky) is the home game against FSV Mainz 05.