RB Leipzig failed to claim victory over Freiburg, settling instead for a 1-1 draw, in their first game since the Bundesliga returned on Saturday, watching Borussia Mönchengladbach replace them as No. 3 and the trail behind Borussia Dortmund rise to three points.

That's not the only bad news for the upstarts. According to The Athletic, Leipzig's ace striker Timo Werner wants to join Liverpool, and if he cannot do it this summer, he will wait for another 12 months to revisit the move.

Since he signed with Leipzig in 2016, Werner became one of the hottest targets on the transfer market thanks to his incredible performances. He scored 71 goals in the 119 games played for the team while breaking several records including "the youngest player to score two goals in a Bundesliga game" and "the youngest player to reach 200 Bundesliga appearances."

That's why multiple heavyweights – Barcelona, Manchester United, Chelsea, Bayern Munich – have called Leipzig to negotiate Werner's transfer. However, last week, the 24-year-old himself revealed that he preferred to leave Germany. Moreover, after Jurgen Klopp, manager of Liverpool, spoke personally to him earlier this year, Werner was convinced that Anfield (home stadium of Liverpool) should be the next destination of his career.

The other fact that's on Liverpool's side was, according to The Athletic, the price for release clause in Werner's current contract drops annually. For example, it's 54 million pounds (about 63.4 million U.S. dollars) and it will fall to 36 million pounds (about 43.6 million U.S. dollars) next year.

Considering that the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing most clubs to tighten their finances, Liverpool can either wait another year for a low price and negotiate a better deal with Leipzig over the transfer of Werner. Either way, the advantage should be with The Reds.