Germany squad gathers for training ahead of Nations League clashes

All 24 players in the Germany squad, including last-minute replacement Ridle Baku, have gathered in Herzogenaurach near Nuremberg ahead of the team's last two Nations League group games.  

On Sunday, Klopp called up RB Leipzig right back Baku after Borussia Dortmund's Waldemar Anton was ruled out with a muscle injury.

All 24 players had now arrived in Herzogenaurach for training, the German Football Federation said, ahead of Friday's match in Belgrade against Serbia, and for the match three days later in Berlin against group leaders Netherlands.

Among those arriving were returning player Niclas Füllkrug of SV Werder Bremen and the 17-year-old Gladbach newcomer Wael Mohya.

Goalkeeper Marc André ter Stegen, for now the number one choice in goal, is 34 years old, twice the age of Mohya.

Klopp is aiming to take the national team into the Nations League quarter-finals next March after the World Cup flop last summer. 

To reach the quarter-finals, the DFB team would still need to move up from third place to one of the top two spots in Group B of League A. Netherlands and Greece lead the group with 8 points each, ahead of Germany on 5, who have won only one of their first four matches.

This week, the DFB team is preparing for international matches for the last time at the home ground of its long-standing kit supplier Adidas. Next year, US rival Nike will take over as the new kit supplier and DFB sponsor.