Füllkrug also sees the DFB appointment as an award for Werder – BVB’s Moukoko is surprised

Striker duo present in Qatar

Niclas Füllkrug also saw the appointment to the German national team for the World Cup as a credit to his team Werder Bremen. “It’s an award that not only hits me, but an award that should hit the whole club,” said the currently top German goalscorer in the Bundesliga at a media round after his nomination by national coach Hansi Flick on Thursday.

His participation in the tournament had been publicly demanded for weeks. “I’m just happy that it turned out positively and that I can experience such a positive experience,” said the 29-year-old, who after ten goals in 13 league games was recently upgraded to 5 million euros in the market value update. It is the greatest thing you can experience as a footballer. According to Füllkrug, it doesn’t happen that often that someone is nominated by a promoter. That speaks for the club from Bremen.

The attacker, who has not yet played a senior international match, wants to quickly get a feel for the team and support the DFB team on or off the pitch: “I haven’t planned to do much,” said Füllkrug, adding: ” It’s about finding a role quickly in which I can help the team.” The fact that Füllkrug and Dortmund’s Youssoufa Moukoko are also there is also due to the fact that Flick is on the offensive due to the injury-related absences of Leipzig’s Timo Werner and Wolfsburg’s Lukas Nmecha had to reschedule at short notice.

BVB’s Moukoko also at the World Cup: “Couldn’t believe it”

Moukoko is currently twelve years younger than Füllkrug, but he will be celebrating his 18th birthday in the coming days. Nevertheless, one thing is certain: if the attacker is used, he will be the youngest World Cup participant in DFB history. The youngster could hardly wait for the squad to be announced. “I was at home in front of the TV at 11 a.m. and was hoping that the time would pass quickly,” Moukoko told Sky. “I was very excited and sweating for the last ten minutes. When I heard my name, it was incredible. I couldn’t believe it.” He was “incredibly proud and happy that I’m here”.

Flick had expressly praised the exceptional talent, who recently doubled his market value to 30 million euros, when he was nominated. “He has developed well, he gives a lot to a team,” said the national coach. He described the attacker as “quick, lively and good at finishing”.

With six goals and four assists in 13 league games so far this season, Moukoko has closed the gap at BVB left in attack by new signing Sébastien Haller, who is suffering from cancer. He won the internal duel with the summer acquisition Anthony Modeste. The teenager can’t really grasp his rapid development over the past few months. “If you look at where I was last year and where I’m at this year, it was a surprise for me to be there,” he said. “Every player dreams of it. There are thousands of players in Germany and I’m one of those who go to Qatar with the team.” If he’s allowed to play, “I’ll give 120 percent on the pitch too.”

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