Niclas Füllkrug started well at AC Milan, but with each passing game his future beyond May becomes less and less certain.
As Calciomercato.com write, Massimiliano Allegri highlighted the need for a natural striker in the summer, a target man to be the focal point of the attack. He wanted a player with characteristics that Füllkrug has, and he arrived on loan in January hoping to be a mid-season fix.
Still waiting
So far, Füllkrug has one goal: in the closing minutes of the match against Lecce on January 18th. It was a header from a Saelemaekers cross from the right side, a goal that is probably exactly what the coach had drawn up in his mind.
However, it didn’t prove to be much of a spark. In the next five games, the German only played snippets and has not yet started a match at home. The only game he played from minute one was in Florence against Fiorentina (before being substituted in the 60th minute).
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After a difficult first half of the season in the Premier League, Füllkrug sees the Milan move as the perfect opportunity to relaunch. Not only that, but the option to buy is set at €5m, so in theory he wouldn’t need to do anything ridiculous to convince the management.
At present, given the lack of goals and the fact that Allegri clearly doesn’t see him as a starter, it is ‘unlikely’ that the 33-year-old will remain at the club beyond the end of the season. Who Milan turn to then remains to be seen, with Moise Kean linked most recently.