Klopp has split the group into two separate squads for Germany’s four upcoming Nations League fixtures. Germany coach Jurgen Klopp handed 16 players their first call-ups on Thursday as he unveiled a 44-man squad for his first camp since taking over as coach in the summer. Teams are restricted to naming 20 outfield players and three goalkeepers for each match but the former Liverpool manager took the unusual step of naming a larger squad. The first group will be available for the games fixtures against the Netherlands in Amsterdam on September 24 and at home to Greece three days later in Augsburg.
German media reported the former Brighton forward will be given time off to recover from an Achilles tendon injury. Marc-Andre ter Stegen will be Germany’s number one option in goal. Undav, one of the few bright spots for Germany at the World Cup, has been omitted.
Bayern midfielder Joshua Kimmich, the most experienced member of the squad with 114 caps, has retained the captain’s armband.
Klopp said the 2015 Champions League winner was the preferred option “for the moment”.
Germany coach Jurgen Klopp handed 16 players their first call-ups on Thursday as he unveiled a 44-man squad for his first camp since taking over as coach in the summer.
“It’s very unusual that you’ve got four games in two weeks with the national team,” Klopp said at a press conference in Frankfurt. “It really felt like you had the feeling after the World Cup that German football is on its knees and we have no talents, no footballers,” Klopp said.
