BVB trio led by Schlotterbeck included: Klopp names Germany squad | OneFootball

Less than a week after his return to the Bundesliga starting lineup, Nico Schlotterbeck is delighted about being called up again to the Germany squad. The center-back suffered an ankle injury at the end of June in the World Cup match against Ivory Coast and was then sidelined for more than two months. Schlotterbeck has made 29 appearances for Germany’s senior national team so far (one goal).

Alongside the 26-year-old, Waldemar Anton and Felix Nmecha are also back in the Germany squad. Both were also part of the German squad at the World Cup in the USA, Mexico, and Canada in June and July. They have earned 12 and 15 caps for Germany respectively so far.

Under the new head coach, there is also something new: a total of 44 players have been called up for the international window, split across two different squads. Nico Schlotterbeck and Felix Nmecha will be part of the squad for the matches against the Netherlands (24.09) and Greece (27.09), while Waldemar Anton will be in the Germany squad for the game against Serbia (01.10) and the second match against Greece (04.10).

According to Jürgen Klopp, Schlotterbeck belongs to a small group of players he would like to keep there for “the full two weeks, if at all possible,” in order to help them regain their rhythm after a longer injury layoff and have them involved in regular team training. The national coach explained this at the DFB press conference on Thursday morning.

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