Overview
- Klopp formally announced his first senior squad on Thursday, choosing several uncapped youngsters alongside re-evaluated veterans to signal a clear break from the World Cup roster.
- The new call-ups reportedly include Felix Keidel, Finn Jeltsch, Younes Ebnoutalib and goalkeeper Jonas Urbig while players such as Deniz Undav and Leroy Sané appear to have been left out of the immediate plans.
- Marc-André ter Stegen is back in contention to start in goal after regaining form at Ajax while competition remains strong from Jonas Urbig, Alexander Nübel and Finn Dahmen.
- Klopp has already increased his presence at club training and met multiple club coaches, including extended talks with Sebastian Hoeneß, as he builds relationships and shapes his high-intensity tactical approach.
- DFB sport director Rudi Völler has voiced optimism about the change while Uli Hoeneß warned against overblown expectations, and the four Nations League fixtures versus the Netherlands, Greece twice and Serbia will serve as the first concrete test of Klopp’s reset.