West Ham striker Niclas Füllkrug has teased his comeback on social media following an update from manager Graham Potter.
Yesterday, Claret & Hugh exclusively revealed the timeline for the German international’s return to action. A top Hammers source informed us that he is making good progress and should be fit enough to feature in the squad for the Premier League game against Wolves on April 1st.
Now, Füllkrug has taken to social media to post a picture of himself on the training pitch with the caption: “Getting closer.”
This most welcome update has unfortunately not come quickly enough for the £27m signing from Dortmund to feature in tomorrows Everton vs West Ham clash. But it does mean the big fella should return after the upcoming international break.
It will be a timely boost for Graham Potter’s shot-shy team, who have lacked the focal point of a proven striker. The West Ham manager has been pleased with his team’s defensive displays recently and spoke yesterday about building excellent foundations.
That said, as the Hammers boss demonstrated with his deployment of Glenn Murray during his time at Brighton, he does like a big striker.
“Füllkrug’s been training with the group but still not ready to start,” said the West Ham manager.
“We’ll assess over the next 24 hours, I guess, whether he’s available, but I think it’s more after the international break for him, just to get some training in him. But it’s nice to have him with the group.”
