Jürgen Klopp's first Germany squad includes 44 players
Sep 17, 08:50 AM
Jürgen Klopp's Germany era has begun as the new head coach announced his first squad on Thursday.
To manage the newly organized international break that sees the September and October pauses merged into one, Klopp selected 44 players splitting them into two squads across the four games. Klopp did add though, that Nico Schlotterbeck, Jamal Musiala and Serge Gnabry might stay for the whole two weeks. Goalkeeper Finn Dahmen is also in both squads as Klopp wants to take a closer look at him.
"I want to get to know as many players as possible," said Klopp at the press conference. There is no A or B team. The squads are put together in a way that makes sense on the pitch and in terms of character and experience.
"There are few names here that will surprise, but we wanted it to be a part of their development," he added.
"We didn't look at what we were missing but rather what we have and realized how much football talent we have."
There were a total of 11 new players included, with the biggest surprise being Hoffenheim's Bambase Conte, Stuttgart defender Finn Jeltsch, Celtic's Mika Baur, and Freiburg's Derry Scherhant. Younes Ebnoutalib, Frankfurt 's breakout forward, was included, with Klopp saying he was a "huge talent" who was "hugely delighted" to be included.
Copyright for this text belongs to Deutsche Welle.