National coach Julian Nagelsmann will have to do without goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen in the German national team’s friendly matches against Turkey on Saturday in Berlin and next Tuesday in Vienna against Austria. The 31-year-old is suffering from back problems, can neither train nor play and will travel back to his club FC Barcelona, said Nagelsmann on Friday evening.
Ter Stegen will “hopefully be treated so well in Barcelona that he will soon be 100 percent fit again.” He is likely to be replaced by Frankfurt’s Kevin Trapp, who has been in the DFB goal seven times to date. Hoffenheim’s Oliver Baumann and newcomer Janis Blaswich from RB Leipzig are available as additional options in the squad. Nagelsmann announced that he would make the decision after the final training.
For ter Stegen, the end of the international matches at the end of the year is a setback. After Manuel Neuer’s serious injury, he was the clear number one in the national team. If he stays fit, Neuer should return to the squad for the international matches in March. The 37-year-old had announced that he wanted to fight for the regular place in goal on the way to the home European Championship in 2024.
Three debutants around Prömel: The DFB squad for the November international matches
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