Werder coach Baumann turns down a fill-in jug change in winter and opens the door to a summer transfer

Werder Bremen sporting director Frank Baumann (47) refuses a substitution from international player Niclas Füllkrug during this transfer window. He strongly believes the 29-year-old striker will stay in Bremen. “For our part, a transfer will definitely not be forced,” Baumann said in an interview with the sports image. If Füllkrug, which is contractually linked to the Bundesliga club Bremen until 2025, wanted to change in the summer, Baumann was willing to negotiate

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Füllkrug was one of the few German players with good performances and two goals at the World Cup in Qatar. The fact that his advisor change became public on Sunday has been taken by the industry as an indication of a possible request for a change. “If he wants to move to another club, we will discuss it with him,” explained Baumann. This season, Füllkrug has scored ten goals in 14 appearances for Bremen.

“In the long term” Baumann wants to tie current coach Ole Werner (34) to the club. His contract would only be extended until 2024 if he stayed in class. “That’s why we want to talk to him and his advisors by the start of the new season,” said Baumann. He wanted to prevent Werner from entering the new 2023/2024 season with an expiring contract.