“Milan is pleased to announce that Niklas Furkurg has joined the club on loan from West Ham United, with an option to make the transfer permanent,” AC Milan said in a statement on its official website.
“Born on February 9, 1993 in Hannover, Germany, Niklas Fürkrug spent his early playing career in Germany after joining Werder Bremen’s youth academy, playing for Greuther Fürth, Nuremberg and Hannover 96 before returning to Werder Bremen in 2019. He joined Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2023, making 42 appearances and scoring 15 goals.” He appeared in three Champions League games that season, and even started in the final against Real Madrid.
“After playing for Borussia, the German striker moved to the Premier League and joined West Ham United. In November 2022, Fürkrug earned his first call-up to the first national team and was included in the Germany squad for the World Cup in Qatar. Niklas Fürkrug will wear the number 9 shirt.”
