"As you found out yesterday, the club has decided to go into next season with a new coach. I have to respect that," Werner wrote, addressing supporters, players and staff directly. "The timing of this decision unfortunately makes it impossible for me to say goodbye to you all in person."
Werner, whose successor is expected to be Martin Demichelis from RCD Mallorca, reflected on what he and his coaching staff achieved during their single season in charge.
"A year ago we arrived with a clear mandate — to lead RB back into international competition, to give the team a new face in how it carries itself and plays, and to build a new dressing room hierarchy capable of carrying the club forward," Werner wrote.
"Many changes were made. A year later, we can say that together we achieved that mandate. Much of what we achieved feels self-evident today. A year ago, there were plenty of people who didn't think we could do it. The club is back on course."
Werner closed his statement by looking ahead to his next move.
"I see this above all as an opportunity to learn something new and to keep growing as a person," he wrote.
His departure followed a season that delivered a third-placed Bundesliga finish and a return to the Champions League, results the club's hierarchy nonetheless judged insufficient to retain him beyond a single campaign.
RB Leipzig's decision drew immediate scrutiny given the scale of what Werner had delivered in his solitary year in charge, having taken over a club in need of a reset and overseen a clear improvement in both results and the team's broader identity on the pitch. Sporting director Marcel Schafer cited the need for "new ideas and a different approach" when confirming the change earlier in the week.
Werner's exit, along with that of assistant coaches Tom Cichon and Patrick Kohlmann, is reported to have cost Leipzig in the region of €3.5m. Reports in Germany have also suggested that Jurgen Klopp, in his role as Red Bull's head of global soccer, played a significant part in driving the decision behind the scenes, despite his own public praise for the job Werner had done.
The statement marks Werner's first public comments since the decision was announced, and offers a measured, largely conciliatory response from a coach who guided the club back into Europe's top competition only to be moved on regardless.