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Völler leaves possibility open for Füllkrug's Germany comeback

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Rudi Völler has opened the possibility of Niclas Füllkrug returning to the Germany squad. Füllkrug came back to Germany in the summer after a difficult spell with West Ham and has quickly found his scoring touch. The 33-year-old has scored four goals early in his return.

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Rudi Völler has suggested that Niclas Füllkrug could still feature for Germany again. Füllkrug, 33, returned to German soccer in the summer after a challenging period at West Ham and has rediscovered his scoring form, netting four goals early in his comeback. His situation therefore keeps open the question of whether the national team might recall him.

That's 52 words. It uses "German soccer" maybe okay. "national team" = Germany squad. "recall" maybe okay. "suggested" from opened possibility. "could still feature" okay. "challenging period" = difficult spell. "rediscovered scoring form" = found scoring touch. "netting four goals early in his comeback" = scored four goals early in return. Good. But "additional factual detail and background" maybe no additional. Could add second paragraph situating wider topic: "For Germany, the possibility of a veteran forward returning touches on squad depth and experience as international tournaments approach." But "as international tournaments approach" maybe World Cup topic. Is that inventing? It's general. But "World Cup" topic. Could mention "World Cup cycle" maybe. But summary doesn't mention tournament approach. However story topic World Cup. Hmm.

If one paragraph, under 120. The instruction: If material is thin, write ONE careful paragraph situating the story in its wider topic without inventing specifics. So one paragraph. We can include wider topic: "The development sits within ongoing discussions about Germany's attacking option

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