All eyes were on Niclas Füllkrug on Saturday as he returned to Osterdeich for the first time since his move to Borussia Dortmund. Before the game, the reigning Bundesliga Golden Boot winner was given an official farewell by the SV Werder management with a picture, a bouquet of flowers and an SVW varsity jacket. “I met up with a lot of old friends and acquaintances today,” said Füllkrug after the…

Niclas Füllkrug will leave Werder Bremen to join last season’s runners-up, Borussia Dortmund. The two clubs reached an agreement on the penultimate day of the summer transfer window.

On Monday evening, Niclas Füllkrug received the award of SPORT BILD’s “Rising Star of the Year” for 2023. The 30-year-old accepted the trophy personally at the Hamburger Fischauktionshalle, announcing on stage in his speech: "I benefit a lot from our attacking style of play. We always set out to press high and win the ball in the final third of the pitch – I just try to get myself in the best…

On Tuesday evening (20/6), several Werder players were in action with their national teams. Naby Keïta, however, celebrated qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in Ivory Coast from 13th January to 11th February 2024, without playing. After Ethiopia and Malawi played out a goalless draw, Guinea have secured their qualification. There were mixed feelings for the other…

The current international period, before the national players go on holiday again, is drawing to a close. While Naby Keïta has already played his two games with Guinea, Niclas Füllkrug, Ilia Gruev, Jiri Pavlenka and Romano Schmid will be in action once more on Tuesday evening (20/6).