Farewell to West Ham in the winter?
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VfL Wolfsburg is looking to sign center forward Niclas Füllkrug. What “Sky” recently reported seems to be coming true. And according to the “Wolfsburger Allgemeine Zeitung” The “Wolves” definitely have a chance of a transfer for the 32-year-old, who is toying with saying goodbye to West Ham United. Although the matter is only in its early stages because it is not yet clear who will be the new sports director after sports director Sebastian Schindzielorz leaves. Among others, Marcus Mann from Hannover 96 is considered a successor.
Internally, it is said that several scenarios are being discussed in Wolfsburg to clarify how Füllkrug could be financed. One option is a loan deal, probably with a purchase option requested by the Hammers, the other is a purchase in which the first part of the transfer fee would flow immediately in the winter and the second part only next summer. The newspaper assumes that the sum to be raised for the national player is likely to be in the range of his market value of 10 million euros.
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In addition to VfL Wolfsburg, VfB Stuttgart and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim from the Bundesliga are also said to be specifically interested in Füllkrug, while Lazio Rome from Serie A is said to be interested. However, there has so far been no talk of an offer for the attacker. “Sky” also recently named FC Augsburg as a candidate.
In the summer of 2024, after a successful year at Borussia Dortmund, Füllkrug moved to West Ham for 27 million euros, where he has since made 28 appearances with five scorers. This season he has been in the starting line-up five times in his seven games in the Premier League, but has been missing since the beginning of October with a torn muscle. In the 2-2 draw against Bournemouth on November 22nd, Füllkrug celebrated a 16-minute comeback. His contract runs until 2028. The Londoners are said to be in favor of a sale.
VfL Wolfsburg’s transfer target Füllkrug wants to go to the 2026 World Cup
Füllkrug’s personal goal is the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico, which is why he would like to recommend himself for the tournament by changing clubs. Player agent Thorsten Wirth from the ROOF agency recently suggested this. “Looking back, you have to say that the transfer didn’t work. We don’t have to sugarcoat anything,” said Wirth in the “Tomorrow Business Podcast” from journalist Tom Junkersdorf openly. We have to look together with West Ham: “How much longer do we give the whole thing? Is it already the moment to react?” When asked whether the agency wanted to bring the goalscorer off the island, the consultant answered accordingly: “That always has to happen in cooperation with the club, but I think it can make sense to change something.”