Media report
Füllkrug moves to AC Milan
Niclas Füllkrug currently plays no role in the national team. The 32-year-old striker wants to change that by next year’s World Cup. He draws sporting conclusions.
According to Sky information, national soccer player Niclas Füllkrug is moving to AC Milan in the Italian Serie A. The nine-time European Cup winner has agreed on a six-month loan deal with Füllkrug’s current club West Ham United. The Italians then have a purchase option on the former Bundesliga striker. VfL Wolfsburg was also interested in the 32-year-old.
Füllkrug moved from Borussia Dortmund to London after the 2024 European Championships for almost 30 million euros. However, injury problems and two coaching changes at West Ham prevented his breakthrough in the Premier League.
Niclas Füllkrug changes for a World Cup chance
The 24-time national player also pushed for a change to increase his World Cup chances. In Milan he would compete with former Bundesliga professionals Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund) and Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), among others, for a place in attack.
National coach Julian Nagelsmann had made it clear that his players needed match practice if they wanted a place in the squad for the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico. Füllkrug played his last international match to date in the Nations League semi-final against Portugal in June. The striker has scored a total of 14 goals for the DFB team so far.
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