Ice-cool Werner gives Chelsea an extra edge, says Hasselbaink

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink hailed Chelsea’s capture of Timo Werner and described what the German will offer the club for this season.

Werner is one of six new arrivals at Chelsea this summer as part of Frank Lampard’s massive overhaul of the squad.

Fellow German Kai Havertz has also arrived at Stamford Bridge alongside Hakim Ziyech, Ben Chilwell, Thiago Silva, and Malang Sarr. While Edouard Mendy is expected to become a Blue himself, with a deal reportedly close to being completed for the Rennes goalkeeper.

These new arrivals have seen expectations in the west side of London soar for the new campaign, with Chelsea hungry for a first league title since 2016/17. The pressure, therefore, is on for Lampard to deliver at the second of asking.

But with an ice-cool goal demon in Werner by his side, Hasselbaink is confident his former Blues teammate will reap the benefits ahead of the German’s debut tonight.

“Werner is so calm in front of the goal,” the former Dutch striker told the club’s website.

“He has ice in his veins. He has so many of the natural qualities that you can’t teach a striker, like that calm, killer instinct.

“He is a very, very good buy. Werner gives Chelsea an extra edge in front of goal now. I’m excited to see him play.”

Hasselbaink added: “Werner has an ability to change games when they’re tight, scoring the important goals.

“That’s what any team needs; it’s what Chelsea need. He has proven his quality in the Bundesliga and now he is here in the Premier League to do the same. He’s an exciting talent and I rate him very highly.”

Hasselbaink, who scored 88 goals in 177 outings during his own Chelsea career, also weighed in on the club’s other two frontmen in Tammy Abraham and Olivier Giroud.