AC Milan have confirmed the signing of Niclas Fullkrug on loan from Premier League side West Ham.
Fullkrug joined the Hammers from Borussia Dortmund last summer, but injuries restricted the Germany international to just 11 league starts across 18 months.
And having fallen out of favour under Nuno Espirito Santo, AC Milan swooped to sign the 32-year-old for the second half of the season.
Rossoneri confirm Fullkrug capture
"AC Milan is delighted to announce that Niclas Füllkrug has joined the Club on loan from West Ham United, with an option to make the move permanent," a statement read on the official AC Milan website.
"Born in Hanover, Germany on 9 February 1993, Niclas Füllkrug came through the Werder Bremen youth academy and spent his early playing career in Germany, featuring for Greuther Fürth, Nürnberg and Hannover 96 before returning to Werder Bremen in 2019.
"In the summer of 2023 he joined Borussia Dortmund, where he made 42 appearances and scored 15 goals in a single season, three of them in the Champions League – a competition in which he also started in the final against Real Madrid.
"After his spell with Borussia, the German striker made the switch to the Premier League, joining West Ham United. In November 2022, Füllkrug earned his first call-up to the senior national team and was included in Germany's squad for the World Cup in Qatar.
"Niclas Füllkrug will wear the number 9 shirt."
German forward made debut in narrow Cagliari win
Fullkrug made his AC Milan debut on Friday night as the Rossoneri returned to top spot with a 1-0 win over Cagliari.
Rafael Leao's second half strike was enough to secure a vital three points as AC Milan leapfrogged rivals Inter to the summit of Serie A.
Fullkrug, meanwhile, replaced Leao in the 69th minute, though failed to muster a shot in his 21-minute cameo.
