DFB team goes into the home European Championship season with Gündogan as captain – “leading duo” with Kimmich

Neuer has to “get healthy first”

The German national team is heading into the home European Championship season with Ilkay Gündogan as captain. This was announced by national coach Hansi Flick before the international match on Saturday (8.45 p.m./RTL) against Japan in Wolfsburg. “I have decided to give Ilkay the captain’s armband,” said Flick on Friday at a press conference before the final training session.

Together with Bayern professional Joshua Kimmich, who recently led the DFB selection in the absence of the missing goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, midfielder Gündogan from FC Barcelona will form the “new leadership duo”. “I would like to thank you for your trust, it is a great honor for me to lead the team,” said the 32-year-old, who won the treble with Manchester City last season, before his 68th appearance for Germany. He has the third most international games in the current DFB squad.

The DFB’s 24-man squad for the international matches in September

Goal: Oliver Baumann (TSG Hoffenheim)

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Market value: €4 million | These 24 players are part of Hansi Flick’s squad for the international matches against Japan and France.

Goal: Marc-André ter Stegen (FC Barcelona)

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Goal: Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)

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Defense: Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid)

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Market value: €32 million

Defense: Robin Gosens (Union Berlin)

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Defense: Nico Schlotterbeck (BVB)

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Defense: Malick Thiaw (AC Milan)

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Defense: Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig)

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Defense: Niklas Süle (BVB)

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Defense: Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04)

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Defense: Emre Can (BVB)

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Defense: Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern)

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Defense: Felix Nmecha (BVB)

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Offensive: Pascal Groß (Brighton & Hove Albion)

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Market value: €8 million

Offensive: Kevin Schade (FC Brentford)

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Offensive: Julian Brandt (BVB)

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Offensive: Kai Havertz (Arsenal)

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Offensive: Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern)

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Offensive: Leroy Sané (FC Bayern)

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Offensive: Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04)

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Offensive: Ilkay Gündogan (FC Barcelona)

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Offensive: Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04)

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Offensive: Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern)

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Offensive: Thomas Müller (FC Bayern)

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Flick left it open what will happen in the captaincy position if the 37-year-old Neuer can play again after breaking his leg in Munich and possibly returns to the DFB team afterwards: “The situation with Manu is that he has to get healthy first.”

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