DFB: Jürgen Klopp nominates Niclas Füllkrug and El Mala

The biggest news in the DFB squad is the return of striker Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen). The 33-year-old has twelve goals in ten competitive games for Bremen this season, and a possible nomination for the national team had been discussed in the media. When asked about Füllkrug's strong form, Klopp initially referred to the long-term squad planning. "Niclas Füllkrug scores one goal after the other in the Bundesliga, but he's 33. That's not my fault," Klopp said recently.

Surprisingly, 17-year-old top talent Wael Mohya from Borussia Mönchengladbach is also there for the first time. Apart from the offensive player Mohya, central defender Finn Jeltsch (VfB Stuttgart) and winger Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig) from Klopp's squad have not yet played an international match.

Adeyemi and Woltemade are missing

»I'm really looking forward to the next two games. We have a colorful mix of very young and quite experienced in the team. It was difficult to make this selection after the 44-man squad in September because, and that's actually the good news, more players deserved to be there," said Klopp and added: "The more quality you have, the more difficult, in a positive sense, the decisions you have to make."

The well-known players who are missing include Nick Woltemade, Nadiem Amiri, David Raum, Karim Adeyemi, Yann Aurel Bisseck and Jonathan Burkardt. Likewise, numerous debutants from Klopp's first squad around Hennes Behrens, Vitaly Janelt, Felix Keidel and Mika Baur are not there. Philipp Treu and Derry Scherhant, on the other hand, made the jump again after their strong performances. Saïd El Mala from Cologne was also nominated.

For his international matches number five and six, Klopp had to significantly reduce his selection. During his first international break, he nominated two separate squads with a total of 44 professionals. This time the squad is a normal size with 24 players.