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Niclas Füllkrug Transfer

Started Last Movement

Niclas Füllkrug has joined Werder Bremen on a season-long loan from West Ham, returning for a third spell. SportBILD says he helped drive the deal himself and accepted a sharp wage cut, while the clubs agreed no loan fee or option to buy.

No-Guff Summary

  • Loan completed: Füllkrug has joined Werder Bremen from West Ham on a season-long loan, returning for a third spell.
  • Füllkrug drove it: SportBILD says he met Werder officials directly on 12 August after months of contact, then took the proposal back to West Ham.
  • Reported terms: The clubs are said to have agreed a loan until 2027 with no fee or option to buy, with his annual wage falling from about €5m to about €2m.
  • Beyond the loan: Werder reportedly offered him a leadership role and a post-career trainee programme.
Development

Unnamed Serie A club drops Füllkrug move

Claret&Hugh says one of Niclas Füllkrug’s two reported exit options has gone, with the unnamed Serie A club signing another striker.

Citing an unnamed West Ham source, the outlet says that club had offered to take Füllkrug without paying a transfer fee and will not return. That closes the unnamed Italian opportunity previously described by Claret&Hugh, but not the wider question of his future.

The same source claimed Füllkrug does not want to remain at West Ham. The outlet says the club are seeking a permanent fee rather than allowing him to leave on a fee-free loan.

No other buyer is identified in this account, and no offer has been accepted. One option has disappeared. An exit has not.

Sources

  • Claret&Hugh (opens in a new tab) — Reports that a Serie A club has moved on after failing to offer a transfer fee for Niclas Füllkrug, while a West Ham source says the striker does not want to remain at the club.