All may not be well at West Ham, with contradictory reports emerging regarding the injury and fitness of Niclas Füllkrug.
Earlier today, Claret & Hugh spoke to a high-placed source at the club who suggested there was a small chance of the German international being fit enough to make the bench for Saturday’s Premier League game against Tottenham.
The emphasis conveyed to us was very much that the issue with the former Dortmund striker was very much one of fitness rather than injury.
However, Hammers ITK ExWHUEmployee has stated on his Patreon account that Füllkrug is in fact in Germany and that his injury is worse than the club has led us to believe.
Ex said: “There are concerns emerging from the club this morning that German forward Niclas Füllkrug could be out for even longer than first expected. There are fears this absence could go on for a number of weeks yet.”
There have been suggestions that the club has been downplaying the injury publicly and trying to manage bad news.
It was clear from our exchange with West Ham this morning that the £27m striker was highly unlikely to feature against Tottenham, but far more likely to be on the bench to face Manchester United.
If indeed we are looking at a lay-off of ‘weeks’, it would be a massive blow for both the club and the player.
