Jurgen Klopp names 44 players in huge Germany squad as 16 receive first call-ups

[p]Teams are restricted to naming 20 outfield players and three goalkeepers for each match but the former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] manager took the unusual step of naming a larger squad.[/p][p]Klopp has split the group into two separate squads for Germany's four upcoming Nations League fixtures.[/p][p]The first group will be available for the games fixtures against the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/netherlands/WYintcWb/"]Netherlands[/a] in Amsterdam on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/germany-ptQide1O/netherlands-WYintcWb/?mid=YTiXRfng"]September 24[/a] and at home to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/greece/COuk57Ci/"]Greece[/a] three days later in Augsburg.[/p][p]The second group will be available for Germany's matches against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/serbia/8Kl6iq0i/"]Serbia[/a] in Munich on October 1 and Greece in Thessaloniki on October 4.[/p][p][b]"It's very unusual that you've got four games in two weeks with the national team,"[/b] Klopp said at a press conference in Frankfurt.[/p][p][b]"I want to get to know as many players as possible in that time... It's not an A-team and a B-team, but the two squads have been created in a way that each fits well together."[/b][/p][embed guid="0d132c77-ca1b-48ec-ba9d-6558b647b6ca" url="https://x.com/iMiaSanMia/status/2100496448269770978" social-type="twitter" /][p]Klopp was named as the replacement for Julian Nagelsmann in July after the four-time World Cup winners were eliminated at the last-32 stage of the 2026 World Cup, their third successive early exit from the tournament.[/p][p][b]"It really felt like you had the feeling after the World Cup that German football is on its knees and we have no talents, no footballers,"[/b] Klopp said.[/p][p][b]"In the past four weeks as we've been looking closely and plenty of talents have caught our eye.[/b][/p][p][b]"It's a squad for two or three years from now, not just for the next four international games."[/b][/p][h2]Ter Stegen goalkeeper, Kimmich captain[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sane-leroy/GlTyfr8U/"]Leroy Sane[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/undav-deniz/tUHAdtMH/"]Deniz Undav[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/goretzka-leon/l2JpsMjB/"]Leon Goretzka[/a] and goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/baumann-oliver/MZ6BATVO/"]Oliver Baumann[/a] have been left out, while veterans [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/neuer-manuel/Sh5KwIo6/"]Manuel Neuer[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rudiger-antonio/rZHXvTho/"]Antonio Rudiger[/a] have since retired from international football.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ter-stegen-marc-andre/byxc46yl/"]Marc-Andre ter Stegen[/a] will be Germany's number one option in goal. Klopp said the 2015 Champions League winner was the preferred option "for the moment".[/b][/p][p]Ter Stegen left [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ajax/8UOvIwnb/"]Ajax[/a] on a season-long loan in the summer after a torrid run of injuries which restricted him to just 12 competitive matches in the past two years.[/p][p][b]Bayern midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kimmich-joshua/MkMrkZLc/"]Joshua Kimmich[/a], the most experienced member of the squad with 114 caps, has retained the captain's armband.[/b][/p][embed guid="58bf6235-c128-414f-bbd7-d6bd2837ed45" url="https://x.com/footballontnt/status/2100517655950033321" social-type="twitter" /][p]The 31-year-old is set to move from right-back to central midfield, where he plays at club level.[/p][p]Undav, one of the few bright spots for Germany at the World Cup, has been omitted. German media reported the former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brighton/2XrRecc3/"]Brighton[/a] forward will be given time off to recover from an Achilles tendon injury.[/p][p]Among the 16 potential debutants are [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/eintracht-frankfurt/8vndvXTk/"]Eintracht Frankfurt[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ebnoutalib-younes/Wl8Wn9HU/"]Younes Ebnoutalib[/a], who was in the second division a season ago, along with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vfb-stuttgart/nJQmYp1B/"]Stuttgart[/a] defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jeltsch-finn/4GFyNBT2/"]Finn Jeltsch[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brentford/xYe7DwID/"]Brentford[/a] midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/janelt-vitaly/pSeiTOw5/"]Vitaly Janelt[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/celtic/QFKRRD8M/"]Celtic[/a] midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/baur-mika/Wdl4GSQq/"]Mika Baur[/a].[/p][p][b]"There's a couple of lads here who will surprise you, that's clear, but we saw something in the lads, plenty of potential, and we want to be part of their development,"[/b] Klopp said.[/p]