In-form striker Niclas Fuellkrug’s Borussia Dortmund host his former facet Werder Bremen on Friday, proceeding the ahead’s superb late-career flaunt. Enjoying 2nd section soccer simply over a 12 months in the past, Fuellkrug helped Bremen to promotion ahead of successful a primary Germany cap on the hour of 29, foreshadowing a travel to Sign Iduna Terrain ahead of the switch window closed in August. Fuellkrug will swimsuit up for Dortmund simply 48 hours then the membership chartered a non-public jet in order the striker, together with midfielder Julian Brandt and defenders Mats Hummels and Niklas Suele again from Germany’s US excursion.
The reported 100,000 euro ($106,000) value for the gliding will probably be use it if Dortmund, who these days sit down fourth, select up 3 issues and advance lead of the desk — for one night time no less than.
With Sebastien Haller suffering for kind as he continues his comeback from testicular most cancers and Youssoufa Moukoko dominated out of Friday’s fit with shock, the 30-year-old has transform an indispensible a part of Dortmund’s entrance order.
Fuellkrug has adjusted smartly to the dazzling lighting in Dortmund and has scored in each and every of his future 4 video games for membership and nation.
“Niclas has fit in very well,” Dortmund professor Edin Terzic mentioned on Thursday. “You can see what a positive person he is.”
“He has helped us a lot with his quality and his activity.”
Fuellkrug made his senior debut for Bremen’s 2nd staff on the hour of 18 ahead of shifting to the primary staff. The ahead nearest bounced round German soccer for the most productive a part of a decade, ahead of turning back Bremen in 2019, with continual knee accidents combating Fuellkrug from attaining his doable.
The striker shared the Bundesliga lead scorer trophy utmost season and has had a a hit world profession, with 9 targets in 11 suits for Germany.
In spite of Fuellkrug’s speedy proceed, there is not any sinister blood between the 2, with Bremen wearing director Frank Baumann admitting the striker’s sale helped steadiness the books and keep away from an fairness injection for the cash-strapped membership.
“The economic necessity was too great,” Baumann advised Sky Sports activities in September.
Bremen professor Ole Werner mentioned on Wednesday he used to be taking a look ahead to “an absolute highlight of a game” — and to eye his former striker.
“For me, it doesn’t matter in my every day work to see him on the other side.”
Having a look ahead to the crash then his switch in September, Fuellkrug mentioned “this will be one of the most special games of my career”.
In spite of the travel, Fuellkrug continues to conserve his ancient facet pricey, TV cameras revealing he nonetheless performs in inexperienced and white Bremen-branded shin pads for his brandnew facet.
The striker advised Germany’s Sky Game in September the shin pads “still work well”, pronouncing “I scored plenty of goals with them and had lots of success.”
“They’re special, they fit, they’re good, and other than that, Werder is also a team I still really like a lot.”
One to look at: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
England captain Harry Kane’s 8 targets in seven league suits has proven his usefulness up entrance for Bayern Munich.
Kane’s Bayern proceed to Mainz on Saturday, the place they have got misplaced 3 in their future 5 suits.
Must Xabi Alonso‘s unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen win at Wolfsburg previous on Saturday, Bayern will come into the sport 5 issues in the back of them — hanging drive on Thomas Tuchel’s undermanned facet to accumulation year.
Kane scored two times in England’s come from in the back of 3-1 win over Italy on Tuesday and now has extra Wembley targets than any alternative England participant.
Day Kane mentioned he used to be “proud” to overhaul Bobby Charlton’s file at England’s house of soccer, he mentioned “but you know me, it’s always about the next challenge”.
Key stats
13: Bundesliga lead scorer Serhou Guirassy has 13 targets in seven video games – two greater than the striker had within the entirety of utmost season.
3 in six: Terminating season, Werder Bremen scored 3 targets within the ultimate six mins away at Borussia Dortmund to show an 89th modest 2-0 rarity right into a 3-2 victory.
3: Dortmund, Leverkusen and Bayern are the one unbeaten groups difference within the league.
Fixtures (1330 GMT until mentioned)
Friday
Borussia Dortmund v Werder Bremen (1830)
Saturday
Wolfsburg v Bayer Leverkusen, Darmstadt v RB Leipzig, Union Berlin v Stuttgart, Hoffenheim v Eintracht Frankfurt, Freiburg v Bochum, Mainz v Bayern Munich (1630)
Sunday
Cologne v Borussia Moenchengladbach (1330), Heidenheim v Augsburg (1530)
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