extension is dragging on
Managing director Frank Baumann spoke to media representatives on Saturday about the contract poker with national player Niclas Füllkrug at Werder Bremen and emphasized the financially limited possibilities of the green-whites. “We’re going to great lengths to convince Niclas to stay,” assured the 47-year-old before the friendly against French first division side FC Toulouse: “It’s important to pay players based on performance. Niclas has contributed a lot to our success over the past two years. This is how the offer is designed. But we also have economic limits.”
Baumann also explained: “We bought him out of an injury for a lot of money in 2019 and supported him again and again in difficult times.” Füllkrug still has a contract with Werder until June 30, 2025. 6.5 million euros went to Hannover 96 when he was signed three years ago. AC Florence and Bayer Leverkusen had recently expressed interest in the attacker. Bremen will open the new Bundesliga season on August 18 (8:30 p.m./Sat.1) with a home game against record champions and defending champions FC Bayern.
Füllkrug spoke of back and forth in negotiations with Werder Bremen
“It’s going back and forth, it’s crazy,” said Füllkrug himself, giving an insight into the contract negotiations last week. “There were days when we were closer, and then there were days when we were further apart.” It was “a process. I don’t even know where it will lead to in the end.” According to Füllkrug, there was no break between the parties.
A year ago he had extended his contract with Werder until 2025, accepting a drop in salary from July 1, 2023. In the months that followed, Füllkrug rose to become a national player and World Cup striker. Despite a late injury, he was able to finish the Bundesliga season as joint top scorer. According to the “dyke room‘ the SVW would raise the filling mug’s salary from the current 1.8 million to around 2.8 million euros.
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