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Werner says he hopes to lead Chelsea's new era and credits head coach Frank
Lampard for bringing him to the club.
The German international flew to London on Sunday following his £45m
transfer from RB Leipzig, which was agreed last month.
Werner watched as Chelsea beat Wolves 2-0 to secure Champions League
football for next season before beginning 'pre-season' training on Monday.
The 24-year-old, who joined in with his new team-mates on Tuesday, says he
looked up to the likes of Lampard, Didier Drogba and Petr Cech and hopes to
be part of an exciting future at the club.
He told Chelsea's website: "I know of the players before when they won the
Champions League with Drogba, with my new manager Frank Lampard, Petr Cech
as the technical advisor.
"It is like a little dream for me but I want to become, not the same player
like them, but I want to be part of a new era here so I will play to try to
give my best."
Werner also said Lampard's style of play and personality was a big reason
why he chose to leave Germany for the Premier League.
"He (Lampard) was the main point," he added. "We talked a lot about things
like system, like how he wants to play and sees me playing, and how the
system fits to me.
"He is a really nice guy who not only told me what he wants from me as a
player because he wants to help me as a guy. He knows me now a little bit
better and it fits very good between us and now I am happy to be here."
Kai Havertz is pushing hard to join Werner at Chelsea and wants his club
Bayer Leverkusen to agree a deal with before the club's Europa League match
against Rangers next week.
Hakim Ziyech has also begun training with his Chelsea team-mates after
moving from Ajax as he prepares for the start of the new Premier League on
the weekend of September 12-13.
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