Klopp Invites 44 Players in huge first germany squad

Germany coach Jurgen Klopp handed 16 players their first call-ups on Thursday as he unveiled a 44-man squad for his first camp since taking over as coach in the summer.
Teams are restricted to naming 20 outfield players and three goalkeepers for each match but the former Liverpool manager took the unusual step of naming a larger squad.
Klopp has split the group into two separate squads for Germany’s four upcoming Nations League fixtures.
The first group will be available for the games fixtures against the Netherlands in Amsterdam on 24 September and at home to Greece three days later in Augsburg.
The second group will be available for Germany’s matches against Serbia in Munich on 1 October and Greece in Thessaloniki on 4 October.
“It’s very unusual that you’ve got four games in two weeks with the national team,” Klopp said at a press conference in Frankfurt.
“I want to get to know as many players as possible in that time… It’s not an A-team and a B-team, but the two squads have been created in a way that each fits well together.”
Klopp was named as the replacement for Julian Nagelsmann in July after the four-time World Cup winners were eliminated at the last-32 stage of the 2026 World Cup, their third successive early exit from the tournament.
“It really felt like you had the feeling after the World Cup that German football is on its knees and we have no talents, no footballers,” Klopp said.
“In the past four weeks as we’ve been looking closely and plenty of talents have caught our eye.
“It’s a squad for two or three years from now, not just for the next four international games.”
Leroy Sane, Deniz Undav, Leon Goretzka and goalkeeper Oliver Baumann have been left out, while veterans Manuel Neuer and Antonio Rudiger have since retired from international football.
Marc-Andre ter Stegen will be Germany’s No 1 option in goal.