Mavropanos and Emerson react as Niclas Fullkrug issues West Ham update
West Ham duo Emerson Palmieri and Konstantino Mavropanos have both responded after Niclas Fullkrug provided a new update on his injury situation.
The striker joined the Hammers back in the summer transfer, signing from Borussia Dortmund in his native Germany.
Fullkrug has however struggled for fitness at West Ham throughout much of his short time with the club so far, finding his appearances for the club limited up until now.
Indeed, Fullkrug has not featured for West Ham since the FA Cup defeat to Aston Villa back in early January, where he picked up his latest issue in manager Graham Potter’s first game in charge.
However it appears the 32-year-old may now be closing in on a return to action for the club, which has been welcomed by some of his teammates.
Niclas Fullkrug provides West Ham training ground update
Taking to Instagram on Wednesday (5 March), the striker indicated he is now closing in on a return to action for the Hammers.
Fullkrug posted a series of pictures of himself back working with the rest of the squad on the training ground.
He then accompanied that with a caption that read: “Feels good to be back on the pitch with the lads!”
It seems some of the Germany international fellows teammates at the London Stadium were also keen to show their support in the wake of this update.
The West Ham defensive duo of Palmieri and Mavropanos were both among those to like that post from Fullkrug revealing he is getting nearer to playing for the club again.
| Niclas Fullkrug for West Ham | Total (as per Transfermarkt) |
| Appearances | 11 |
| Goals | 2 |
| Assists | 1 |
| Yellow Cards | 1 |
| Red Cards | 0 |
| Minutes Played | 457 |
Graham Potter will welcome striker update
Football Insider Verdict
It will be a big relief for Potter to see that Fullkrug is moving ever closer to being available for selection again.
Fellow striker Michail Antonio has also been absent for the Hammers for a long time due to injury, which has left the club short on a natural outlet to lead the line.
However, Antonio also appears to be making good progress as he bids to return for West Ham, meaning Potter may soon have options to call on to fill that role.
That wll give him fresh approaches to potentially take with his set-up as he looks to end the season strongly with the Hammers.
Indeed, Fullkrug was starting to show signs of finding a bit of form just before his injury, so if he can build on that once he does return to the side, this could certainly prove to be a big boost for West Ham.