Timo Werner sat down with talkSPORT to discuss Germany’s World Cup exit and his current form in Major League Soccer, where the forward has been one of the league’s standout performers since arriving in January.

Werner joined the San Jose Earthquakes on January 29, 2026, after mutually terminating his contract with RB Leipzig. He signed a deal running through June 2028, crossing the Atlantic at a point when his playing time in the Bundesliga had dried up considerably.

From Leipzig frustration to MLS dominance

In April 2026, Werner earned MLS Player of the Month honors. The numbers behind the award were emphatic: four goals and three assists across five matches, helping the Earthquakes maintain an unbeaten run during that stretch.

His broader early-season stats tell a similar story. Across seven appearances, four of them starts, Werner has tallied four goals and five assists.

Germany’s World Cup wounds

The World Cup exit Werner referenced in the interview traces back to Germany’s group-stage elimination at the 2022 tournament in Qatar. Germany’s 2022 campaign was their second consecutive group-stage exit at a World Cup, following a similarly painful departure from Russia in 2018.

Werner was part of that 2022 squad, and the experience clearly left a mark.

What Werner’s MLS move says about the league’s evolution

The mutual termination of his Leipzig contract meant the Earthquakes likely acquired Werner without paying a traditional transfer fee. A Player of the Month award within his first few months suggests the Earthquakes got a bargain.