Max Bennet Kruse (33) has already paid back the first installment of his 5 million euro transfer fee!
By Kevin Schwank and Nico Gelev
5 years and 268 days after his last game for Wolfsburg (3-1 against Stuttgart, May 14, 2016), he celebrated his comeback in the VfL jersey in the 4-1 win over Fürth.
Kruse stops the winless series!
Previously, the factory club had not won eleven competitive games. The last three is dated November 6 (1-0 against Augsburg). Job saved by trainer Florian Kohfeldt (39)!
Seven days after moving from Union, Kruse is in the starting XI – and is involved in the opening goal!
Steffen hits the post after a pass from the returnee, Vranckx sinks the rebound to make it 1-0 (7th).
After the penalty equalizer by Hrgota (44th), Vranckx (49th), Arnold (70th) and Philipp (75th) make Wolfsburg’s 200th league win clear again.
Success comes back with Kruse! The appearance of the striker is still average (BILD rating 3). He missed a big chance (48th), had 36 ball contacts before he was substituted (83rd), won 50 percent of his duels and ran 9 kilometers.
Kruse’s wife Dilara watches in the stands. Before kick-off, she reveals the transfer fee for her husband on Instagram: “Union got five million, Bruda.”