Wants to stay with West Ham
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Niclas Füllkrug firmly assumes that he will also play at West Ham United in the coming season, although he is not satisfied with his premier year in the Premier League. “I get messages from time to time that imply that I would not be happy at West Ham. I am really doing really well here,” said the center forward in a “kicker” interview.
“I did not switch to an association with 32 to use it as a springboard. Of course, as a player, you take a certain risk before a transfer if the club is not yet where you would like to do it again, and that is now to play internationally – because I and yes to West Ham. But I continue to believe that this is possible with the circumstances. Appreciation “from the English table-17. has been committed, “and I only really feel it. I want more of that.”
The DFB kicker in no way has a commemoration of the emigration. “So, I never had to leave West Ham at any time – this is also not in my head either. Because I really enjoy this task at the moment,” said Füllkrug. “I find such a challenge just appealing: switching to a club that is not yet where you want to go.”
“Of course” he imagined the first year differently. “To be able to intervene more, to achieve more goals, to be able to experience all the stadiums – but there are reasons for this: After a season in which I was on the pitch in 58 competitive games, I simply lacked a pronounced preparation after the European Championship. I had a week of training – and then the Premier League started, the first three games were not good,” said Füllkrug.
“I also believe that it is no coincidence that so many muscle injuries occur this season – even with young, actually not susceptible players. My thigh injury was actually relatively unusual for my playing style. Before that, it was the Achilles tendon – and in between I was just six weeks fit. Routine with a laugh.
Füllkrug wants to go to the 2026 World Cup and does not rule out Werder return
In view of his injury failures, he agrees with five goal participations in 17 games over 755 minutes: “But my claim is of course to play more and contribute more scorer points. I think I work best when I am in top shape and play from the start – I have not had this level for a long time, but now I’m ready again.” Füllkrug “naturally” has the 2026 World Cup in mind, a return to the national team is “100 percent” on the agenda.
For the filler from Dortmund in August 2024 for 27 million euros, at the end of the contract 2028 and then 35 years not yet end with the professional career. “Of course there will be an end at some point, but that’s still far away for me,” said the offensive man. He would not rule out a return to his ex-club Werder Bremen.