HSV star Remberg sets record straight on Germany rumours! | OneFootball

For months, many HSV fans have been calling for Nicolai Remberg to be picked for the German national team — sometimes jokingly, sometimes seriously.

Now the ball-winning midfielder has commented on the speculation himself and made his stance quite clear. The discussions were sparked by his strong performances in last season’s Bundesliga campaign. After joining from Holstein Kiel, the 26-year-old immediately established himself as a key player.

In February, Bild even reported that Remberg had “caught the attention of national team coach Julian Nagelsmann.” Polzin also played along with the idea of a DFB call-up in a live podcast, with a wink. On social media, many HSV supporters had been voicing that wish regularly anyway.

At the training camp in Oberlängenfeld, the topic came up again. “Rambo for Germany,” a fan shouted to the defensive midfielder after training and, according to the Hamburger Abendblatt, even presented a Germany shirt bearing Remberg’s name. The HSV professional responded with a smile and shortly afterward addressed the rumors himself.

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Remberg fully focused on HSV

“I’ve had no contact with the DFB,” Remberg made unmistakably clear in his interview with the Abendblatt. “That was pushed a bit from the outside, but I simply took it as a compliment to my performances.” He does not want to completely rule out an international career, however. “If the call from the national team coach — whoever it may be — ever comes, that would of course be something special,” said Remberg. “But my focus is on showing my performances for HSV.”

And that is exactly where the Münster native has taken on a true leadership role. After already wearing the captain’s armband twice last season, he is among the wider group of candidates this summer to take over the role permanently. “I’d be lying if I said I couldn’t imagine it,” Remberg explained. At the same time, he made it clear: “I don’t need the armband to take responsibility and rally the boys.”

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