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Please read our Please read ourThe German striker moving from Borussia Dortmund to the Premier League.I was intrigued to see how the media would report on this deal.
The Premier League is so demanding, the pace that it is played at, the intensity, the toughest league in the world, where a striker in particular needs to get through so much graft, yet West Ham having to give Niclas Fullkrug a contract that will see him turn 35 years of age during that fourth season, if he is still there…
It looks a massive gamble, surely nobody thinks that when he is 34 and 35 in the final two years of this four year deal, that Niclas Fullkrug will still be leading the line regularly at West Ham? The gamble looks clearly to be that the German striker will deliver in the first couple of years of this contract to make it make sense in any way, however, even in his second season he will turn 33 during it.
They committed to £70m in transfer fee and add-ons in 2022 for a 30 year old who was given a four year contract to play central midfield in the Premier League. Undoubtedly he was a great player but even last season he looked to really struggle with the pace of the game AND he was only in the second season of his four year contract! When you add in Casemiro’s crazy wages, the amount of money this deal cost is astronomical.
Hannover-born Füllkrug has scored goals wherever he has played, netting over 50 in the Bundesliga, three in last season’s UEFA Champions League, and 13 in just 21 caps for Germany, including two each at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2024. “The chance to play under the Head Coach is also really exciting. His playing style is important for me, and I am confident that under him I will be able to perform at my best, and score lots of goals.
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