Former RB Leipzig manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has identified Timo Werner’s brutal weapon which will help help him in the Premier League.

The Germany international, who has netted 31 goals in all competitions for RB Leipzig this season, including 25 in 30 Bundesliga appearances, is fast becoming one of the most highly sought-after strikers in European football.

Werner is billed to join the London club at the end of the season.

According to Southampton boss, who signed the striker in his first season at the Bundesliga club, Chelsea have signed a ‘brutal weapon’ if they manage to get the Tomo Werner deal over the line.

Hasenhuttl told Sport Bild: “Football is very intense and fast [in England].

“That, in turn, suits Timo: with his speed he’s a brutal weapon in the right team.”