- West Ham spent more than £100million on new signings over the summer
- But one of their big-money buys could be set to leave London in January
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West Ham United spent well in excess of £100million during the summer transfer window but not all of their signings have been hits so far.
Max Kilman has instantly become a first-team regular following his £40m arrival from Wolves, starting in each of the Hammers‘ opening 15 Premier League games this season.
Meanwhile, Crysencio Summerville and Aaron Wan-Bissaka have both made 14 top-flight appearances after joining from Leeds and Man United respectively.
But Germany international Niclas Fullkrug has yet to start a league game for West Ham, with all four of his top-flight appearances coming off the bench.
Fullkrug – who scored his first goal in English football during a 3-1 defeat at Leicester earlier this month – signed a four-year contract when he moved to the London Stadium from Borussia Dortmund for a transfer fee of £27m in August.
However, according to Calciomercato.com, he could leave West Ham as soon as January.
German striker Niclas Fullkrug (right) joined West Ham from Borussia Dortmund on August 5
But manager Julen Lopetegui (pictured) has not yet started Fullkrug in a Premier League game
Fullkrug has only scored one goal for the Hammers so far – in a 3-1 away loss at Leicester City
Juve – who have won Italy’s Serie A a record-breaking 36 times – are seemingly keen to recruit a new striker to help support current lead frontman Dusan Vlahovic.
Despite only losing one of their opening 21 games this season, scoring goals has been a bit of a problem for Juve at times.
Thiago Motta’s side have already been involved in five 0-0 draws in all competitions.
Fullkrug’s time at West Ham to date has been negatively affected by injury issues, with the 31-year-old missing 11 games due to irritation around his Achilles tendon.
He was fit to feature in last Monday’s home game against Wolves though, but remained on the bench throughout the 2-1 win.
West Ham were convinced to splash out on Fullkrug after he scored 15 goals for Dortmund in all competitions last season.
He had previously netted 49 times in 124 games for Werder Bremen.
Fullkrug also enjoyed spells at Greuther Furth, Nurnberg and Hannover during his time in Germany – where he had spent his entire club career prior to joining West Ham.
