"Christopher Nkunku and Niclas Füllkrug share a similar path: they were both at their best in the Bundesliga, and are looking to get back to those levels with AC Milan. As La Gazzetta dello Sport write, Füllkrug arrived from West Ham on loan with an option to buy, meaning everything depends on him, and he'd very much like to stay where he'll spend the first half of 2026."
"Bundesliga bliss One only needs to return to Germany to understand why the two were so appealing. The 2022-23 Bundesliga top scorers: Füllkrug and Nkunku were tied for first with 16 goals. The former with Werder Bremen (finished 13th) and the latter with RB Leipzig (3rd and qualified for the Champions League). Niclas was the first Werder Bremen player to top the top scorers' charts since Miroslav Klose (curiously, another of Igli Tare's signings from Lazio) in 2005-06."
"Thanks to that, he earned his first call-ups to the national team, even managing to participate in the World Cup. Just a few weeks before the start of that season, he had to accept a salary reduction to secure a contract extension. The title of joint top scorer is actually partly a regret: Füllkrug finished that season without scoring in the last seven games, five of which he missed due to a"
Christopher Nkunku and Niclas Füllkrug joined AC Milan after successful Bundesliga careers and seek to return to peak form. Füllkrug arrived on loan from West Ham with an option to buy and would like to remain beyond the first half of 2026. Nkunku was signed outright in the summer as the club's biggest 2025 transfer investment but has not fully convinced management yet. The pair have combined for only three goals in the first four and a half months of the season, with all three scored by Nkunku. Both were joint Bundesliga top scorers in 2022-23 with 16 goals each.
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