"Bayern are a great club, we don't need to talk about it, and Hansi Flick has proven this season he is a really good head coach," Werner told Bild.
"But if a move were to become an issue at some point, I would be more tempted by a move abroad than a move to Bayern.
"It's just that the challenge of another league would appeal to me a little more than a move within the Bundesliga.
"Of course, it also important that mutual respect is there as much as possible. That's why I chose RB Leipzig at the time, and why I would choose the club for [the] next step as one where I would get that feeling."
Werner went into the 2019-20 season in the final year of his contract and was expected to make the move to Bayern at that point.
However, the transfer did not materialise and in August he signed a three-year extension at the Red Bull Arena.
"I can't answer what motivated Bayern back then," he said.
"I am happy and satisfied that I extended my contract here and played in Leipzig this season.
"In my eyes I have developed further under Julian Nagelsmann and have matured as a personality and taken on more responsibility.
"I am totally grateful for that. I really appreciate what I have at RB Leipzig and would therefore never say: 'I have to get out of here!'"
Werner developed his football at Stuttgart's academy from six years old and made his senior debut at 17 years in 2013.
He switched to Leipzig when Stuttgart were relegated in 2016, and his since scored 88 goals in 150 appearances.
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