Jürgen Klopp’s first Germany squad includes 11 debut call-ups across expanded 44-man group | OneFootball

Jürgen Klopp has named a 44-man Germany roster across two squads for the opening four UEFA Nations League fixtures, including eleven debutants.

According to Get German Football News, the intake spans blue-chip prospects and late bloomers, from Regionalliga arrivals to long-serving Premier League regulars.

Elversberg’s Felix Keidel, with three Bundesliga outings and no DFB youth caps, was restored to central midfield in pre-season. He takes set pieces and bent in a free-kick during the 4-3 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach.

At the other end sits Brentford’s Vitaly Janelt, a 139‑game Premier League mainstay and 2021 Germany U21 European champion who has never played in the Bundesliga. He recently gained Bosnian citizenship, yet now gets Germany recognition.

Eintracht Frankfurt striker Younes Ebnoutalib jumped from 2025 Regionalliga minutes with FC Gießen to a move from Elversberg worth about €10m. He scored on his Bundesliga debut against Borussia Dortmund in January, then hit an opening‑day hat-trick against Union Berlin in August.

Stuttgart’s Finn Jeltsch, a U17 European and World winner in 2023, joined from Nürnberg for €8m plus bonuses in 2025 and soon captained Germany U21. His senior step has simply arrived quicker than expected.

Freiburg also supply Max Rosenfelder, Philipp Treu and Yannik Engelhardt, the first rejuvenated after injuries, the second a high‑energy wing-back returning from St Pauli, the third a methodical climber who impressed on loan at Mönchengladbach.

Augsburg’s Hennes Behrens, Hoffenheim’s Bambasé Conté, Celtic’s Mika Baur and Freiburg’s Derry Scherhant complete the list, underlining how widely Klopp has cast the net.

Source: Get German Football News

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