"Niclas Füllkrug will soon be announced by AC Milan, having completed his medical tests, and the Rossoneri are hoping for aerial contributions from the German. It's no secret that Milan have struggled to get their strikers going this season, having to rely on the wingers Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic up front instead. While the duo have done well, it's clear that the Rossoneri are lacking a proper target man."
"Taking a look at Milan's goalscoring stats this season, despite finding the back of the net 24 times (second-most goals in the league), they have only scored one header (!). This came on matchday 2, when Luka Modric found Ruben Loftus-Cheek in the box. Another header can be found if we extend the discussion to Coppa Italia, as Rafael Leao scored one against Bari in the preliminaries. Then again, two is nowhere near enough, especially when you consider that Milan have some strong players on the crossing front."
"With Füllkrug up front, Allegri will hopefully have another type of weapon. In the 2023-24 season, when he found the back of the net 16 times for Borussia Dortmund, four of the goals were headers. Two of his three goals for West Ham were also headers."
Niclas Füllkrug completed medical tests and will be announced by AC Milan on a six-month loan with an option to buy. Milan has lacked a traditional target man and has relied on wingers Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic to lead the attack. The team has scored 24 league goals but registered only one headed league goal and one Coppa Italia header. Milan possess strong crossers but limited aerial finishing. Füllkrug provides a different attacking profile: 16 goals for Borussia Dortmund in 2023-24 including four headers, and two of three goals for West Ham were headers.
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