Appearing in front of the cameras with an expletive-strewn description of his team mates’ performance certainly endeared Niclas Fullkrug to the fanbase but might not have been the greatest career move: The German was dropped for the subsequent Premier League fixture and Fullkrug’s frankness might well have greased the wheels of his own departure.
Indeed, the frank talk from ‘West Ham’s German’ who clearly doesn’t take any nonsense when he speaks, wasn’t limited to the Premier League as Fullkrug spoke out again just this week after his German side were defeated in their Nations League semi final.
Sportwitness.co.uk in their article today:’West Ham to Juventus failing upwards transfer lined up’ claim that:
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“The possibility of an exit from West Ham is rising once again and Juve could be back in the mix…..32-year-old Füllkrug has emerged as an option and there is hope that after a frustrating season at West Ham, the Germany international would seek an exit from the Hammers.
The Bianconeri [Juventus] are hoping that they can sign him on a viable loan deal, even though Gazzetta [news] believe a permanent transfer wouldn’t cost so much.”
Probably too early to tell whether Potter would sanction a loan deal away: Many transfer window dominoes are yet to fall into place to determine Fullkrug’s future. If the Irons get their main striker targets then it might suit both parties for the German to head off to new challenges as Fullkrug has previously stated that he’s not here to sit on the bench.
Which is where his future, at 32, lies if he stays at West Ham. Whether Juve can ever stump up a price to sign him permanently is unlikely: Twenty million for a thirty three year old -as he will be during next season – is big money and why would they anyway – if they can loan him for a fraction of that cost.