Timo Werner claims he can handle the pressure as goal drought continues

Timo Werner has hit back at critics over his £53million price tag and poor recent goal returns for Chelsea, saying he can handle the pressure such a high value brings.

The spotlight is firmly on the Germany international as he tries to regain the form that has brought him eight goals since he moved to Stamford Bridge this summer.

Werner has not netted in his last eight games in all competitions, but claims he has dealt with such pressure before.

'It does matter how much you cost,' Werner told Chelsea's official website.

'It's always a bit of pressure when you come to a new club and you want to score by your own but now you also want to score for your new team-mates, for your club.

'You have to score and the pressure you have in every new club, but I think I can handle it very well because I got the same pressure at my old club and everybody wanted me to score. It's not something new to me but now it's a new ground from where I've been so it's new people and new players around me.

'So the pressure is a little bit higher than the last years but I think good footballers are the best under pressure and that's my plan, I can do very well under pressure.'

Werner has previously said the Premier League has made him a more robust player, but he admitted that he was not prepared for just how physical English football is. 'The Premier League is a little bit different to my old league that I used to play in,' he said.

'I have to say it's tougher than I thought. The contact here is harder than in Germany, it's what I expected but not like this.'

Werner said Chelsea's extra European games, as well as international duty for Germany, are an added challenge when playing against lower-placed teams.

'I think it's also hard when you play every three days and the Champions League and internationals and you have to play on Saturday against teams that can rest the whole week and think only about the game against you.

'It makes it not easy to be the best in every game but the Premier League is very fun to play in.'

Chelsea take on West Ham at home in the derby on Monday, and Werner is hoping to end his goal drought then.

'The beginning was very good, now a little bit after a lot of games I don't know if its normal but I'm struggling a little bit,' he said.

'There are lot of games at the moment and I think there's some chances that I've missed two or three weeks ago that were not the best thing, but I think when you are new to a country and league it's always a little bit hard to adapt and it should be no excuse.

I should try to do my best to be the best footballer that I can be in this league and I think I'll adapt well.'