The German handball players also have to do without Fabian Wiede in the international matches against Sweden and in Spain. The left-hander from Füchsen Berlin injured his right foot on Monday.
For national coach Alfred Gislason, it is the second absence from the current international match after the illness of pivot Jannik Kohlbacher (Rhein-Neckar Löwen).
Backcourt player Franz Semper from SG Flensburg-Handewitt has joined the German Handball Federation (DHB) squad for Wiede.
The left-hander, who was part of the 2019 World Cup squad, is returning to the DHB team after a long break due to heart muscle inflammation and a cruciate ligament rupture.
The German national team, which started its course on Monday in Frankfurt/Main, meets European champions Sweden in the EHF EURO Cup on Thursday (7 p.m./Sport1) in Mannheim and two days later on Saturday (8:15 p.m.) in Jaen against the hosts Spain. The last two international matches of the year are part of the preparation for the 2023 World Cup from 11 to 29 January 2023 in Poland and Sweden.