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Spanish club Barcelona have now joined the race for RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner ahead of the summer transfer window.

This is according to Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo.

Barcelona director Ramon Planes watched Werner during RB Leipzig’s Champions League victory over Tottenham and the Barcelona chief was impressed with the performance of the German striker.

Werner has made 36 appearances across all competitions so far this season for RB Leipzig. In that time, he’s scored 27 goals and provided 12 assists.

Werner is believed to have a release clause in the region of £50million.