West Ham: Graham Potter offers Niclas Fullkrug update in major boost ahead of Wolves trip | OneFootball

Fullkrug suffered a hamstring injury in Potter’s first match in charge and has not played since

Niclas Fullkrug is expected to return to the West Ham squad for their midweek trip to face Wolves.

That has certainly been the case for summer signing Fullkrug, who has managed just two goals in a West Ham shirt since arriving for £27m last summer.

The latest problem in an injury-hit campaign came in January, when Fullkrug suffered a hamstring problem in Potter’s first match in charge, away to Aston Villa in the FA Cup.

The 32-year-old has been out for nearly three months since then, but Potter has confirmed that Fullkrug could play some part against Wolves on Tuesday night.

“Fullkrug has been training with the group and more than likely will be in the squad,” Potter said.

“He hasn’t played competitive football in a while and has had a fairly significant injury, so we will have to build his minutes up.

“We’ve got another training session now, everyone’s in a decent place, so we have a relatively full squad apart from [Crysencio] Summerville.”

Fullkrug’s return could further limit opportunities for Evan Ferguson, who has not started a match since joining West Ham on loan from Brighton in the January transfer window.

Ferguson scored for the Republic of Ireland against Bulgaria in the recent international break, and Potter insisted the 20-year-old has a key role to play for the club.

“Forwards, it’s nice for them to score,” the Potter said.

“He has been doing a lot well and we know the player he was when he came and where he was from an injury perspective and coming back from injury and game time. It was always going to be a little bit of a patience one with him.

“Going away and a different environment and a different team, just to get some minutes and to play and to score, it’s great for a forward.

“He has been good in training and he has come back in a good place. He has always been ready to help the team. He has settled in well with the group here, trains hard every day with the team and he is ready to play.”