Overview
- Klopp has said he will shrink his initial XXL group to roughly 23–24 players when he publishes the November squad.
- The selection will weigh short-term results in the Nations League against longer-term planning for younger talent and squad balance.
- A recall for Werder Bremen striker Niclas Füllkrug is being discussed after recent strong club form, though Klopp has noted the striker’s age in his thinking.
- Germany sit third in their Nations League group and must improve their results in the final matches to have a realistic path into the quarterfinals.
- The squad will meet for final preparations at Adidas’s Herzogenaurach headquarters in what will be the DFB’s last camp at that site before the kit partnership ends.