Overview
- On Thursday Klopp unveiled an unprecedented 44‑player, two‑block squad that will cover four Nations League matches with one group for the first two games and a different group for the last two.
- The selection includes roughly 16 uncapped players as part of a deliberate scouting exercise to evaluate future options across an unusually long international window.
- Marc‑André ter Stegen was named Germany’s number one goalkeeper for the moment, with Jonas Urbig, Alexander Nübel, Finn Dahmen and Noah Atubolu also included and rotation still possible.
- Several established names were left out temporarily, most notably Deniz Undav, who Klopp said he had phoned and excluded because of form and Achilles issues, and Klopp said he made roughly 50–60 calls to explain decisions.
- Players will assemble this weekend ahead of the Amsterdam match on 24 September, and the plan aims to protect club workloads, give more players international exposure, and build a longer‑term core after Germany’s World Cup reset.