Joachim Low has dropped a heavy hint that Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz will earn their maiden Germany call-ups for this month s World Cup qualifiers.
Musiala has enjoyed a breakthrough campaign at Bayern Munich and last month the 18-year-old attacking midfielder pledged his allegiance to Germany, having also represented England at youth level.
Having become the youngest goalscorer in Bundesliga history when he netted for Bayer Leverkusen in June last year, Wirtz has scored seven times in 30 appearances across all competitions this season.
His participation in Germany s games against Iceland, Romania and North Macedonia will depend upon him recovering from a positive coronavirus test at the start of this month, but Low is keen to involve both highly rated youngsters.
I think it is safe to say already that both players are in our plans, he told ntv.
[It will be] good that I can see them for a few days with us, [to see how] they appear in our group.
i’m very happy to have signed my first professional contract with FC Bayern. I feel really comfortable at the club and with the team. Thank you very much for all your trust in me!
Looking forward to the next couple of years.
— Jamal Musiala (@JamalMusiala)
Low will step down after Euro 2020 after 15 years at the helm.
The 2014 World Cup winner believes the overhaul of Germany s football system – ultimately leading an environment for the likes of Wirtz and Musiala to develop and thrive in – is the achievement he will look back upon most fondly.
The greatest achievement was the development over the entire period, he said.
Our football had technical and tactical problems. We ve gotten a lot better when it comes to football culture and play, and that makes me very happy.
Wirtz and Musiala s addition could bolster a Germany squad without Premier League stars such as Ilkay Gundogan, Timo Werner and Kai Havertz.
Quarantine requirements for travellers from the United Kingdom to Germany could hinder the capacity for players from England s top-flight to play a full part in the international break.
Regulations in Romania, where Germany have an away game, are more lenient, but Low said naming a different squad for different games is not the solution we want .
