Overview
- Klopp named his first DFB squad on Thursday and left out Deniz Undav along with Angelo Stiller and Jamie Leweling.
- Klopp said he had spoken with Undav and excluded him because the striker has not found his form this season despite providing assists in cup and Champions League games.
- No German member of VfB Stuttgart’s World Cup trio made the squad while four other VfB players were selected and 20-year-old Finn Jeltsch received his first senior call-up.
- Klopp cited injury and footballing reasons for Angelo Stiller’s omission and said Jamie Leweling is still not fully fit after his recovery.
- Undav’s omission is notable because he was Germany’s top scorer at the recent World Cup and scored 25 domestic goals last season, and Klopp said the squad announcement is the start of an ongoing assessment that keeps other players such as Dzenan Pejcinovic under consideration.