Jurgen Klopp told he must pick West Ham loanee for Germany – he’s playing at Kylian Mbappe level

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Jurgen Klopp has been urged to hand Niclas Fullkrug a shock Germany recall amid his prolific goalscoring form.The West Ham striker, who joined Werder Bremen on loan in August, is currently the top scorer in the Bundesliga this season.Fullkrug has been tipped to receive his first Germany call-up in 14 monthsGettyFollowing his return to the club, Fullkrug has scored nine goals in eight league appearances.Those strikes include scoring in seven Bundesliga matches in a row as well as a further three goals in the DFB Pokal this term.Fullkrug is the first player to do manage this for Bremen since Rudi Voller during the 1982/83 season.His feat of scoring in eight successive competitive appearances is a first for the club since the Bundesliga was founded.It follows a difficult spell with the Hammers for Fullkrug, who has just three goals in 29 appearances since joining the club in 2024.Meanwhile, a brief loan stint at AC Milan last season saw him find the net just once for the Italian giants.Fullkrug tipped for Germany recallThe 33-year-old’s current run of form is enough to land him a place in Klopp’s Germany squad on Thursday, though, says European football journalist Andy Brassell.Fullkrug has not been included by the current national team boss, who was appointed on a four-year deal back in August.Speaking exclusively to talkSPORT, Brassell explained: “It’s like something that might happen in Black Mirror.“Before he went to West Ham, he’s scoring loads of goals for Dortmund. He’s a starter for Dortmund.Fullkrug scored just three goals in 29 appearances for the HammersGetty“He nearly scored in the Champions League final against Real Madrid. If that Fullkrug shot had gone in rather than hitting the post, maybe Dortmund go on and win the Champions League at Wembley in 2024.“Then he goes to West Ham and sort of gets trapped in this London Stadium striker vortex that they have, where these guys, however good they are, get lost.“If you look at West Ham’s record with strikers and Fullkrug’s injury history going all the way back, it was only really going to end one way.“He goes back to Werder Bremen, where he had a great time in the first place. He’s now scored in seven successive Bundesliga games after he got the opener at the weekend.“The last Werder Bremen player to do that was Rudi Voller in 1982/83. That’s the sort of company we’re talking about. He’s flying at a sort of Kylian Mbappe kind of level.“Jurgen Klopp picks his Germany team on Thursday. He can’t not pick Fullkrug. I know he wants to make them younger, but Germany haven’t got a nailed on centre forward.Fullkrug has scored in seven consecutive Bundesliga appearancesGetty“I know Kai Havertz divides opinion. Is he a centre forward? Is he not a centre forward? I would sort of veer towards no, to be honest, even though he plays there fairly regularly for Arsenal.“If you’re looking for a reference point centre forward. Fullkrug fits it.”Fullkrug’s Germany careerFullkrug has 14 goals in 24 senior caps for Germany having been handed his debut by Hansi Flick in November 2022.Despite being a member of their 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024 squads, he has not been called up since September last year.Meanwhile, his last cap for the four-time world champions came against France in June 2025.Germany will conclude their Nations League campaign against Serbia and the Netherlands this month.As well as leading the Bundesliga scoring charts, Fullkrug has scored more league goals than any other German in Europe this season.Of those players included in Klopp’s previous squad, his nearest challenger is Eintracht Frankfurt forward Younes Ebnoutalib, who has scored six Bundesliga goals this term.