After a disappointing few months at the club so far, AC Milan seem to have already made a call on Niclas Füllkrug’s future.
In the build-up to the winter transfer window there was a lot of talk about Milan acquiring a striker, and they confirmed the signing of Füllkrug on an initial loan deal from West Ham United just hours after the window had officially opened on January 2.
He joined on loan with a €5m option to buy, but the German’s time at Milan has unfortunately not gone to plan so far. He has scored just one goal and has never fully convinced under Massimiliano Allegri, who wanted a target man who could guarantee goals.
Fate already sealed
Now, Fabrizio Romano has provided the following update: “Niclas Füllkrug, expected to leave AC Milan in June without plans to activate €5m buy option clause. Füllkrug would return to West Ham and then leave the club again.”
The writing might have been on the wall as early as the last day of the same window, as Milan had €30m ready to sign Jean-Philippe Mateta from Crystal Palace. However, the Frenchman failed his medical and thus the deal fell apart, but it is a sign that the management didn’t see Füllkrug as enough.
Now, the hope will be that the 33-year-old can offer at least a couple more useful contributions in the pursuit of a top four spot, before both sides shake hands and he returns to London, albeit temporarily it seems.
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