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Juventus are reportedly making an attempt to safe the signing of West Ham United’s striker Niclas Fullkrug in January.
The Bianconeri will spend their January struggle chest on a brand new defender following the season-ending accidents of Gleison Bremer and Juan Cabal. Nonetheless, a brand new attacker may very well be wanted as nicely, particularly if Arkadiusz Milik’s restoration doesn’t go in keeping with schedule.
The Bianconeri have been closely linked with Thiago Motta’s former Bologna pupil Joshua Zirkzee. The Dutchman has but to cement himself as an everyday starter at Manchester United. Nonetheless, recruiting the 23-year-old may very well be a tall order in January, so the Bianconeri might need to resort to different choices.
In keeping with Raisport journalist Paolo Paganini, Juventus have now recognized Fullkrug as a attainable resolution upfront.
“Zirkzee just lately scored with United (a brace towards Everton) so will probably be troublesome for Juventus to signal him,” stated the switch market knowledgeable through TuttoJuve.
“However we discovered the choice with the information from England, as a result of Fullkrug is a German worldwide and Juventus is speaking to West Ham to convey him on mortgage to Turin in January.”
Fullkrug is a well-traveled striker who rose to fame final season with Borussia Dortmund, and has additionally turn out to be a staple with the German nationwide group, scoring 14 objectives in 22 worldwide caps.
Final summer season, the Hammers acquired the 31-year-old’s providers for circa £20 million, however his begin to life in East London was hampered by an Achilles tendon harm. Subsequently, he has but to start out a match within the Premier League.
Nonetheless, Saturday’s dramatic developments may drastically change West Ham’s plans, as Michail Antonio suffered a horror automotive crash. And whereas the English veteran is fortunately in a secure place, he may very well be set for an extended layoff, therefore why the Premier League membership may now be reluctant to let Fullkrug go away in the course of the season.
