Timo Werner will miss the World Cup after being diagnosed with an ankle injury which will rule him out for the remainder of the calendar year.
The Germany international has impressed since his return to RB Leipzig from Chelsea, bagging nine goals and four assists in 16 appearances, and he was a certainty to be included in Hansi Flick’s final squad for the tournament.
Unfortunately, Werner will not make it after being forced off with an ankle injury 19 minutes into Leipzig’s victory over Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday which the forward has now confirmed will keep him sidelined.
“A very tough one to take for me!” he wrote on Twitter. “I will be out for the next weeks, will miss the World Cup and will have to support RB Leipzig and Germany from the couch unfortunately.”
A Leipzig statement added: “Bad news for Timo Werner and RB Leipzig! The striker injured his left ankle in the win over Shakhtar Donetsk and was taken off in the 19th minute.
“Scans today in Leipzig showed that he has unfortunately torn the syndesmosis ligament in his left ankle. Timo Werner will therefore be out for the rest of 2022.
“A decision on his treatment will be made in the coming days.”
