After BVB exit: Füllkrug’s agent fuels transfer rumours | OneFootball

Former BVB striker Niclas Füllkrug faces an uncertain future at West Ham United. His agent is now openly suggesting that a transfer in the winter is becoming increasingly likely.

Niclas Füllkrug’s time at West Ham United appears to be hanging in the balance. The German international striker, who moved to the “Hammers” from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2024 for around 27 million euros, has so far failed to establish himself—and even his agent, Thorsten Wirth, is now speaking plainly.

“Looking back, you have to say the transfer didn’t work out. There’s no point sugarcoating it,” Wirth explained on the TOMorrow Business Podcast with journalist Tom Junkersdorf. Füllkrug, who has so far scored only three goals and provided two assists in 27 competitive matches in England, is currently injured again. A muscle bundle tear has sidelined him.

Before his move to England, Füllkrug had a successful, albeit brief, spell in Dortmund. In just one season with BVB, the striker notched up 15 goals and ten assists in 43 appearances—significantly better numbers than he has managed at West Ham so far. Prior to that, the Hannover native had developed into a national team player at Werder Bremen, where he came through the club’s youth system. Back then, BVB paid around 17 million euros to Bremen for him, before West Ham paid 27 million euros a year later.

Ex-BVB striker Füllkrug on the verge of leaving? Agent hints at winter transfer

Wirth spoke openly about his protégé’s difficult situation: “Sometimes that’s just reality: that despite all the planning, analysis, and total conviction that it’s the right step, sometimes it just doesn’t work out.”

There could also be sporting consequences: The 32-year-old currently has no role in the national team, and his chances for the 2026 World Cup are fading. A club change in winter could therefore become the last option.

“It always has to happen in coordination with the club,” Wirth emphasized, but then added tellingly: “But let’s put it this way: I think it might make sense to make a change.”

Whether Niclas Füllkrug will soon leave the Premier League remains to be seen—but his agent’s statements leave little doubt that something could happen in the winter.

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