Fit-again Amoura aiming to make impact at Wolfsburg

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After making his first start for Wolfsburg against Bayer Leverkusen, Mohamed Amoura is hoping for an impactful season in the Bundesliga.

The Algeria international joined the Wolves on a 12-month loan from Union SG in July, but he missed the opening two games of the new campaign after sustaining a knee injury during pre-season.

Amoura was handed his debut as a second-half substitute in the 2-1 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt on September 14 and was rewarded with a start at the BayArena after setting up Ridle Baku for the equaliser.

The 24-year-old striker had a hand in the opening goal against Leverkusen when his cross was diverted into the back of his own net by Nordi Mukiele in the fifth minute, although Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side went on to lose 4-3.

Amoura insists he is fit and raring to go as the Lower Saxony outfit look to halt a two-match losing streak on Saturday.

“The injury at the start of my VfL career really annoyed me at first, but I’m fit now, I want to help the team and keep improving game by game,” he told the club’s official website.

“I’ve found a family environment here in Wolfsburg and I’m very happy. My team-mates and the coaching staff gave me a very warm welcome, despite minor language barriers. I spend a lot of time with the French-speaking players in particular, like Aster [Vranckx].

“There are no language issues on the pitch. Off it, I still find it a little difficult to communicate in German, but I’m hoping I can change that soon with my language course here at VfL.”

Commenting on the clash with the Reds, Amoura added: “VfB Stuttgart are a big club with a lot of quality, which they showed last term and in the first few weeks of this season.

“It’s a very important game for us. If we perform like we did in Leverkusen, we’ll hopefully pick up three points at the Volkswagen Arena.”