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title: "Exclusive: Pundit claims Aston Villa’s Traore has been a better signing than Werner"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/exclusive-pundit-claims-aston-villas-traore-has-been-a-better-signing-than-werner-transfers-chelsea-champions-league-e116/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Caleb Sage"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2021-05-13T06:10:36Z"
modified: "2021-05-13T06:10:36Z"
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# Exclusive: Pundit claims Aston Villa’s Traore has been a better signing than Werner

**Speaking exclusively to [The Transfer Tavern](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/), former Aston Villa midfielder and current Sky Sports pundit Lee Hendrie believes Bertrand Traore has been a better signing than Timo Werner.**

Much was expected of Werner after he joined Chelsea for [big money last summer](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/12009479/timo-werner-chelsea-complete-signing-of-rb-leipzig-forward), but the German striker has struggled at times this season, [yet to reach the 10-goal mark](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/timo-werner/leistungsdaten/spieler/170527) in the Premier League.

In fact, following his incredible strike last weekend against Manchester United, [£78,000-a-week](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/aston-villa-fc/payroll/) star Traore had [equalled](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bertrand-traore/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/131996/wettbewerb/GB1/saison/2020) Werner’s league tally of six, prompting Hendrie to suggest that the former has been the better summer addition out of the two.

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In an exclusive interview with **TT**, the ex-Villa player said:

*“I’ve got to say, if you compare the two, I mean, I’d certainly say Traore’s certainly been a better signing. I still think Werner will turn a corner and start scoring goals eventually. I just think it’s been a bit of a hit and miss season for him.*

*“The goal he \[Traore\] scored over the weekend, I thought it was top drawer. He’s scored some really good goals, he’s been dynamic in his forward play and out of the forward play, I think you take \[Jack\] Grealish out of that front three, and he’s the one that certainly stood up and be one to be counted for.”*

As for Werner, while the Germany international probably would have hoped for a better individual season, collectively, this campaign could still end brilliantly for him.

His Chelsea side are on course for a top-four finish and have the chance to win both the FA Cup and Champions League.