Klopp expected to name expanded Germany squad for upcoming games

It's believed the new German national team head coach could categorize players into two groups, with each group playing two of their four Nations League games.

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Jürgen Klopp are seriously considering naming a significantly expanded squad for Germany's four upcoming Nations League games.

Sky Germany understands that the idea behind said plan is to use the two weeks together to see as many players as possible.

The exact squad size has not yet been finalized, nor has it been determined whether there will be a player swap after the second match. 

Accordingly, this could potentially divide the team into two groups – essentially each group would be assigned for two matches.

Klopp is theoretically allowed to take as many players as he wants, but must submit a list of 23 players before each match.

Additionally, of the 23 players, three of the slots must go to goalkeepers – squad will be announced on Thursday, 17 September.

The extended pool of players – based on Sky Germany's predictions – Jürgen Klopp is likely to pick his squad from can be seen below.

Klopp's predicted pool of players:

Goalkeepers: Baumann, Urbig, Atubolu, Dahmen, ter Stegen, Nübel, Backhaus, Karius

Left-backs: Brown, Mittelstädt, Raum, Gosens, Behrens

Right-backs: Baku, Vagnoman, Treu, Banks, Baum

Centre-backs: Tah, Schlotterbeck, Anton, Bisseck, Thiaw, Ginter, Chabot, Jeltsch, Koch, Coulibaly

Midfielders: Kimmich, Nmecha, Pavlović, Stiller, Bischof, Kade, El Faouzi, Groß, Stach, Prömel, Eggestein, Röhl, Remberg

Attacking midfieldes/Wingers: Musiala, Wirtz, Karl, Amiri, Leweling, El Mala, Gruda, Adeyemi, Schade, Gnabry, Führich, Krattenmacher, Sané

Strikers: Havertz, Undav, Pejčinović, Burkardt, Tresoldi, Ebnoutalib, Tietz, Beier, Woltemade, Lemperle, Brunner