{"id":270646,"date":"2025-11-19T00:26:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T00:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/270646\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T00:26:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T00:26:15","slug":"werder-bremen-exploring-three-options-to-sign-west-ham-striker-niclas-fullkrug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/270646\/","title":{"rendered":"Werder Bremen exploring three options to sign West Ham striker Niclas Fullkrug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Niclas-Fullkrug-Nuno-Espirito-Santo-1140x641.png\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"West Ham striker Niclas Fullkrug alongside a circular inset of West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 20%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Credit: Imago)<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Wayne-Veysey-headshot-150x150.jpg\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Wayne Veysey\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Tue 18 November 2025 19:18, UK <\/p>\n<p>Werder Bremen are exploring a deal to sign West Ham striker Niclas Fullkrug in January, sources have told Football Insider.<\/p>\n<p>The Bundesliga club are looking at multiple options to sign the 32-year-old including a loan, a loan-to-buy or a straight-up purchase.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/west-ham-close-in-on-niclas-fullkrug-deal-sources\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fullkrug joined West Ham from Borussia Dortmund<\/a> in 2024, but the German has only scored three goals for the London club.<\/p>\n<p>He spent the best years of his career at Bremen, where he scored 49 goals in 124 matches after graduating from their youth set-up.<\/p>\n<p>Football Insider exclusively revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-west-ham-working-on-striker-signing-after-confirmed-niclas-fullkrug-exit-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">West Ham are looking at signing a striker<\/a> to replace Fullkrug, with the club not going to stand in the way of an expected departure.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Niclas-Fullkrug-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"West Ham\" class=\"wp-image-604460\" \/>Credit: ImagoIvan Toney wanted as Niclas Fullkrug replacement<\/p>\n<p>Fullkrug has only played 380 minutes for West Ham in the Premier League this season, with Jarrod Bowen and Callum Wilson ahead of him in the pecking order for the central attacking role.<\/p>\n<p>Nuno Espirito Santo is looking to add to his attacking options in January, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/west-ham\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">West Ham<\/a> currently in the Premier League relegation zone.<\/p>\n<p>MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES<\/p>\n<p>The Hammers have netted just 13 times in 11 league games, with a new striker a high priority for Nuno in the transfer market.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/ivan-toney-big-tottenham-update-today-west-ham-and-everton-have-made-moves\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ivan Toney is a striker West Ham would like to bring to the London Stadium<\/a>, with the 29-year-old currently playing in Saudi Arabia and wanting to boost his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/england\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">England<\/a> prospects.<\/p>\n<p>However, West Ham would face competition from a host of other Premier League clubs, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/tottenham\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tottenham<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/everton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nuno Espirito Santo wants Adama Traore reunion <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/adama-traore-to-west-ham-orourke-updates-on-deal-being-agreed-ahead-of-january\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Santo also wants to reunite with winger Adama Traore<\/a> to bolster his attacking options, with the pair having worked together previously at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/wolves\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wolves<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Adama-Traore-Fulham-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Adama Traore warming up for Fulham looking focused\" class=\"wp-image-630807\" \/>Credit: Imago<\/p>\n<p>The sale of Fullkrug could fund the transfer, with Traore currently not a certain starter at fellow Premier League club <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/fulham\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fulham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Traore\u2019s abundance of pace would also add another dimension to West Ham\u2019s attack, and bring energy to an ageing squad.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Credit: Imago) Tue 18 November 2025 19:18, UK Werder Bremen are exploring a deal to sign West 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