Overview

• The Bundestrainer omitted the 29-year-old from the squad announced on 27 August, calling the Turkish league a tick worse than the Bundesliga and insisting he must stand out more.
• Nagelsmann set a benchmark of a certain quota of goals and assists, saying Sané has not yet reached that level.
• Sané said he remains in regular contact with the coach, accepts the decision, and will push to regain form and selection.
• Germany opens qualifying on 4 September against Slovakia in Bratislava and on 7 September against Northern Ireland in Cologne.
• Three newcomers made the squad — Paul Nebel, Nnamdi Collins, and Finn Dahmen — as Sané’s Galatasaray start includes a goal and an assist in a 4-0 win over Kayserispor.