From zero at Milan to fire at Werder Bremen: Fullkrug revives

At Milan and West Ham the striker Niclas Fullkrug had struggled, ending his red‑and‑black experience with just one goal in twenty appearances. At Werder Bremen he has been reborn, keeping a pace that even surpasses that of Harry Kane, fresh Ballon d’Or winner ahead of phenomena such as Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal.

Top scorer in the Bundesliga

Fullkrug is the Bundesliga top scorer with nine goals in nine matches, plus three assists in two DFB Cup games.

Reaching twelve assists in eleven fixtures is remarkable, but the result achieved after two extremely difficult seasons and at thirty‑three years old, an age at which players usually enter the final phase of their careers, is even more surprising.

Milan cannot lament a player who has contributed so little to the Devil, but it is legitimate to wonder whether he could have expressed himself at current levels in that team. The high tempo, the frequent ground ball and the suffocating pressures demanded by the Portuguese coach do not seem suited to Fullkrug, although in football one can never say never.

Jürgen Klopp rubs his hands, as does West Ham, which will re‑sign him in the summer and has called him up to the national team to closely monitor his extraordinary form.