Overview
- Niclas Füllkrug has nine goals after eight Bundesliga matchdays and has scored in seven consecutive league games, equalling Werder Bremen legend Rudi Völler's club run.
- Werder coach Daniel Thioune has publicly urged that current form should count and called Füllkrug an X‑factor, while stressing that the final call belongs to Bundestrainer Jürgen Klopp.
- Klopp has acknowledged Füllkrug's scoring but has previously highlighted the player's age and his broader plan to rebuild Germany with younger, higher‑tempo options.
- Selection doubts focus on tactical fit with Klopp's pressing, high‑speed system and on Füllkrug's past injury history plus how he would handle club and international workload.
- The Nations League squad announcement will settle whether immediate goal need — Germany must score to improve its results in the competition — outweighs Klopp's medium‑ and long‑term rebuilding aims.