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<\/a><\/p>\n05 June 2026, USA, Chicago: Soccer: World Cup 2026, Germany national team, before the World Cup test match against the USA, preparation Chicago, Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala (r) in training. Photo: Federico Gambarini\/dpa (Photo by Federico Gambarini\/picture alliance via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Which players will flourish under Klopp?<\/p>\n
With a 44-man roster, Klopp will have a lot of different looks personnel-wise from Germany\u2019s four matches this international break, but he will be hoping that certain players really make a name for themselves and cement themselves in his mind as regular call-ups for Die Mannschaft. Aside from some of the veteran players in the squad, just who, exactly, will really suit Klopp for the German national team? There are well and truly a bevy of contenders.<\/p>\n
Jonas Urbig (Bayern Munich) – Klopp will have been well aware of Urbig\u2019s status at Bayern Munich, serving as Manuel Neuer\u2019s backup and the club grooming him to eventually become the number one keeper. As his minutes spike and he starts to grow in confidence, Klopp has a player on his hands in the Germany setup who can follow in Neuer\u2019s footsteps and has the continuity of being a player who is part of the Bayern Munich core that is often called up to the national team. Klopp has also already had open conversations with Vincent Kompany, so the harmony between club and country is there. Getting Urbig minutes and confidence with the national team as early as possible could be highly beneficial, and Klopp is the right man to foster that.<\/p>\n
Alexander N\u00fcbel (Be\u015fikta\u015f) – Klopp already has plenty of experience dealing with keepers who have had to deal with setbacks in their careers, and Alexander N\u00fcbel has certainly experienced some. He has had to club-hop to find consistent starting minutes, but he has been in and around the Germany setup and is the right type of player given Klopp\u2019s high-intensity style of play. N\u00fcbel is quick on his feet and is not just a shot stopper, which is needed for Klopp\u2019s tactical style of high pressing, high defensive lines, and high tempo.<\/p>\n
Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart) – Vagnoman has every potential to be the archetype of a Klopp player. Quick acceleration, hard into his challenges, high work rate, and exceptional at getting forward. In a sense, the Stuttgart man can almost be akin to a more physical, stronger Trent Alexander-Arnold in the way that the Englishman fit so well in Klopp\u2019s Liverpool team, but was arguably not as good of a defender as he was a distributor. Vagnoman has all of the tools Trent had at Liverpool, but is a much more physical presence and could absolutely flourish in Klopp\u2019s Germany setup.<\/p>\n
Maximilian Mittelst\u00e4dt (VfB Stuttgart) – Much like the profile of Vagnoman, Klopp will like Mittelst\u00e4dt\u2019s attacking prowess coming from defense. There is also every chance that both Mittelst\u00e4dt and Vagnoman could start on opposite flanks either side of Nico Schlotterbeck and Jonathan Tah in what could be Klopp\u2019s first starting eleven for Germany, so the understanding between the two would translate from club to country in that regard. Under Klopp at Germany, we could see more of the Mittelst\u00e4dt that tallied 12 assists for Stuttgart in the 2024\/25 season on the way to winning the DFB-Pokal.<\/p>\n
Lennart Karl (Bayern Munich) – This is simple math. Lennart Karl is finally back fit for Bayern Munich and is one of Europe\u2019s most promising young talents. Additionally, Klopp has already said he is expecting big things from the Bayern Munich youngster, and this has all the hallmarks of Klopp taking a younger player under his wing and turning them into a world-class player \u2014 something he has made a habit of doing during his club managerial career at Liverpool, Dortmund, and Mainz. He might not start often ahead of Musiala, Florian Wirtz, or a fully fit Serge Gnabry, but Klopp will certainly give him the chances.<\/p>\n
Said El Mala (FC K\u00f6ln) – More simple math here. El Mala was a player many thought should have been in Julian Nagelsmann\u2019s World Cup squad, but he was not. Nagelsmann felt that the K\u00f6ln youngster still had to find his feet before he considered calling him up to the senior squad, but Klopp has now given him the chance. His pace, high pressing ability, and high work rate make him a perfect Klopp-esque player. He will have every bit of confidence coming off the 13 goals he scored last season and perhaps even come into camp with a chip on his shoulder having missed out on the World Cup.<\/p>\n
Younes Ebnoutalib (Eintracht Frankfurt) – This is yet another potential case of a young player who is pacey, tenacious, and could be key in a high press; the quintessential Klopp type of traits. The 23-year-old has impressed for Frankfurt so far this season, having tallied five goals and two assists in five matches across all competitions. He is arguably one of the most in-form German strikers at the moment and has every chance to become a key player for Germany.<\/p>\n
Kai Havertz, Nick Woltemade, Jonathan Burkardt (Arsenal, Juventus, Eintracht Frankfurt) – When you think of Klopp teams, other than Robert Lewandowski at Dortmund, you do not typically think of traditional number 9s. Germany also has not really had too many natural number 9s in the post-Miroslav Klose era, which is why any of the forwards Klopp has called up for the first international break have every chance of flourishing. With the way Mikel Arteta uses the high press at Arsenal, with Havertz most often leading the line, one would think the former Bayer Leverkusen man would be the natural fit to really excel f…<\/p>\n