Overview

• Werner confirms that intensive pre-appointment discussions with Klopp have given way to occasional consultations as preseason ramps up.
• He acknowledges that Klopp and Mario Gomez were instrumental in securing his move to Leipzig.
• He emphasizes Leipzig’s high-performance culture and sees his mandate as steering the club through a major tactical and personnel transformation.
• He plans to calibrate his previous successes from Holstein Kiel and Werder Bremen to Leipzig’s squad composition and Bundesliga ambitions.
• He faces the challenge of integrating a 33-player roster overhaul while targeting a return to Champions League contention.