The sports day: rumors of change and new worries about Niclas Füllkrug

The sports day
Rumors of change and new worries about Niclas Füllkrug

January 11, 2025, 6:29 a.m

National striker Niclas Füllkrug is apparently struggling with injury problems again. The attacker had to take part in West Ham United’s 1-2 (1-0) defeat in the FA Cup at league rivals Aston Villa on Friday evening Pain in the thigh can be replaced after just 16 minutes. “We are all with you, Niclas,” the Londoner wrote on X.

The Hammers conceded two goals in the final phase of the third round game without Füllkrug on the pitch. Even before the former Bremen and Dortmund players were substituted, the Brazilian Lucas Paqueta (9th) gave West Ham the lead in the first game under new team manager Graham Potter, but Amadou Onana (71st) and Morgan Rogers (76th) still scored for them Champions League participant from Birmingham.

Füllkrug had itself injured his Achilles tendon shortly after the start of the season. The 31-year-old only made his comeback at the beginning of December. Now there is a risk of another failure. Füllkrug was recently mentioned as a possible replacement for Omar Marmoush at Eintracht Frankfurt.