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Angelo Stiller becomes the lone new recruit in Julian Nagelsmann's squad for the initial international games post-home European Championship. The 23-year-old Stuttgart athlete receives his first national team call-up by the coach for the Nations League clashes against Hungary on September 7 in Düsseldorf and three days later opposed to the Netherlands in Amsterdam.
Regardless of the departure of captain Ilkay Gündogan and World Cup victors Manuel Neuer, Toni Kroos, and Thomas Müller, Nagelsmann hasn't introduced significant alterations to his squad since the Euros. Shockingly, Antonio Rüdiger fails to make the cut. The Real Madrid defender utilizes the opportunity to recharge following an "'arduous summer," in accord with the national team coach, as confirmed by the DFB.
Generally, we were content with how each player performed their role during the Euros. Hence, we aim to grant the Euro squad a chance to exhibit themselves once more in the initial games subsequent to the tournament," Nagelsmann clarified his squad selection. Stiller "has shown outstanding performances in the previous season and also presently."
Squad back to the desired magnitude
Nagelsmann narrows his squad from 26 tournament players to his preferred size of 23 players. Alexander Nübel (27) takes the third goalkeeper spot in place of Neuer. Prior to the Euros, the Stuttgart player was excluded from the squad by Nagelsmann. As anticipated, Aleksandar Pavlović (20) is back. The young Munich athlete had to sit out the Euros due to a tonsil contamination.**
Apart from Rüdiger, Leroy Sané is also absent from the Euro squad. He is currently recuperating from a groin procedure in Munich. His club companion Serge Gnabry didn't receive another DFB team invite despite an impressive start to the season.
Kimmich's captaincy decision delayed
It remains uncertain who will succeed captain Gündogan. Joshua Kimmich is the front-runner. Nagelsmann is probable to reveal the choice on Monday when he gathers the squad in Herzogenaurach, nine weeks after the Euro quarter-final departure against Spain.
The German national team will participate in six international matches this year, all in the Nations League. The group adversaries are Hungary, the Netherlands, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, each twice until November.
The 23-year-old Stiller is awarded his first national team call-up by coach Nagelsmann to join the German squad for the upcoming Nations League matches against Hungary and the Netherlands. Despite their absence in the Euro squad, Ilkay Gündogan, Manuel Neuer, and Thomas Müller are not replaced significantly in Nagelsmann's national team.
