Striker injured again
DFB star Füllkrug is apparently out for a long time
01/12/2025 – 2:21 p.mReading time: 1 min.

Niclas Füllkrug was substituted early in the FA Cup due to injury. Now it looks like West Ham United will have to be without him for several months.
Niclas Füllkrug may be missing from West Ham United for a longer period of time. According to a report in the British newspaper “The Sun” and information from Sky, the striker is said to have undergone an MRI scan at the weekend. It is said that a muscle tendon in the back of the thigh of the DFB star was affected.
The “Sun” assumes a downtime of around three months. Sky also writes that this corresponds to the information provided by the broadcaster. For Füllkrug, who only moved from Dortmund to London last summer for 27 million euros, it would be the next long absence. He had already missed the first half of the season for months due to an irritated Achilles tendon.
So what happened in the FA Cup match on Friday evening? Füllkrug was substituted after just 15 minutes due to injury in the English first division team’s 2-1 defeat in the third round of the competition at league rivals Aston Villa. He sustained the injury without the influence of an opponent. During the debut of the new West Ham coach Graham Potter, Füllkrug had to be supported by two supervisors as he went into the dressing room.
Füllkrug’s recent injury is bitter not only for his club, but also for national coach Julian Nagelsmann. The DFB team will face Italy in the quarter-finals of the Nations League on March 20th and 23rd. For Füllkrug, a race against time begins. It is more than questionable whether the striker will manage to get fit again by the Nations League games.