In addition to the prominent returnees Manuel Neuer and Toni Kroos as A-team newcomers, the 26-man squad includes the three Stuttgart players Waldemar Anton, Maximilian Mittelstädt and Deniz Undav, the Munich youngster Aleksandar Pavlovic, Jan-Niklas Beste from 1. FC Heidenheim and the Hoffenheim’s Maximilian Beier. The seventh professional without international play is Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann, who has already been in the elite circle of the German Football Association (DFB) several times.
With his radical treatment at the start of a tournament year, Nagelsmann is also reacting to the sobering defeats in November against the European Championship participants Turkey (2:3) and Austria (0:2). “We wanted to see some players with a different profile. The door is not closed to anyone,” said the team boss. The big loser in the nomination is Borussia Dortmund, which only has one player left, attacker Niclas Füllkrug.
IMAGO/Sportimage/Jonathan Moscrop The performances of 19-year-old Aleksandar Pavlovic at Bayern convinced Julian Nagelsmann
“Finding the most suitable players”
Nagelsmann has a clear idea for his desired team. Real Madrid’s Antonio Rüdiger and Leverkusen’s Jonathan Tah are in place for him in the center of defence. The experienced Hummels is not the ideal solution for a back-up role. “We have to find the most suitable players.” The current winner is the in-form VfB Stuttgart with four players. VfB currently has “the momentum” in the Bundesliga, said Nagelsmann.
Leroy Sane, who was suspended for three international matches after being sent off against the ÖFB team, is missing from FC Bayern. His club colleague Thomas Müller, on the other hand, is still part of the team that will compete against France (March 23rd in Lyon) and the Netherlands (March 26th in Frankfurt) for the first time with the new European Championship jerseys presented on Thursday – once in classic white, once in bright pink becomes.
Nagelsmann will gather his squad in Frankfurt on Monday and prepare for the first international matches of 2024. In addition to Scotland, Hungary and Switzerland are the other German group opponents at the home European Championship from June 14th to July 14th.
DFB squad
Tor: Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim), Bernd Leno (Fulham), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (FC Barcelona)
Defense: Waldemar Anton (Stuttgart), Jan-Niklas Beste (Heidenheim), Benjamin Henrichs (Leipzig), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt), Maximilian Mittelstädt (Stuttgart), David Raum (Leipzig), Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen)
Midfield: Robert Andrich (Leverkusen), Chris Führich (Stuttgart), Pascal Groß (Brighton & Hove Albion), Ilkay Gündogan (FC Barcelona), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Aleksandar Pavlovic (Bayern Munich), Florian Wirtz (Leverkusen)
Attack: Maximilian Beier (Hoffenheim), Niclas Füllkrug (Dortmund), Kai Havertz (Arsenal), Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich), Deniz Undav (Stuttgart)
