Klopp names two Germany squads for Nations League campaign

Klopp has named 44 players across the two groups for fixtures against the Netherlands, Serbia and Greece across the extended September and October international breaks.

The first squad will face the Netherlands on September 24 and then Greece at home. The second group will take over for the match against Serbia and the return trip to Greece.

“It's very unusual that you've got four games in two weeks with the national team,” Klopp said. “I want to get to know as many players as possible in that time...”

Among the first-time call-ups are Koln's Said El Mala, Freiburg trio Max Rosenfelder, Philipp Treu and Derry Scherhant, Celtic's Mika Baur, Brentford's Vitaly Janelt and Elversberg's Felix Keidel. Karim Adeyemi, Anton Stach and Kevin Schade have also earned recalls.

Deniz Undav misses out for fitness reasons, Klopp explained, while Leroy Sane and Oliver Baumann are other notable absentees.

Five goalkeepers feature across the squads. Marc-Andre ter Stegen, currently on loan at Ajax from Barcelona, has been named first choice but is included only in the first group.

Captain Joshua Kimmich retains his place and is listed as a midfielder, having largely played in defence under Julian Nagelsmann. Klopp's predecessor resigned after Germany's World Cup exit to Paraguay in the last 32.