Klopp tells Ter Stegen he’d be Germany’s No. 1

Marc-André ter Stegen, 34, is back in the spotlight with renewed confidence around his role for Germany. As Mundo Deportivo notes, the keeper has found the continuity he had struggled to secure for a long time due to injuries, especially during his time with Ajax.

According to Bild, Jürgen Klopp has already spoken with Ter Stegen to communicate a key decision: that he will be Germany’s No. 1 in this new cycle. If that is confirmed, Ter Stegen would line up between the posts in Klopp’s debut, which would come against the Netherlands. The same match-up is also described as a debut point in this new phase that includes Xavi Hernández in the cited squad.

First call-up to clarify

Still, Mundo Deportivo points out that Klopp said in his presentation that no one gets the job guaranteed regardless of name. That’s why the first squad announcement this Thursday will matter: it’s where any further confirmation—or caveats—should show up.

From Neuer’s era to a new start

Ter Stegen took over as Germany’s long-term goalkeeper after the Euro from Manuel Neuer, but injuries stopped him from playing consistently and meant he missed the World Cup. The article adds that, after an early exit that left Germany out in the last-16 versus Paraguay, Ter Stegen had indicated it was the end of that chapter.

Nations League run

During this international break, Germany will play up to four Nations League matches in League A, versus the Netherlands, Greece, Serbia, and again the Netherlands—according to Mundo Deportivo—with the first and last on the road and the two in the middle at home.