Leon Goretzka was recently not nominated by Julian Nagelsmann. The Bayern star has already played 57 international matches for Germany.

The 36-year-old still has time to think about his place in the 2024 European Championship squad. The Bochum native can only hope that one of the central midfielders falls into a glaring performance gap. If at the same time his own performance remains consistently strong, his dream of a tournament in his own country seems to have been dashed.. Manuel Neuer reacted with surprise after not being nominated in March. “Anyone who knows Leon and knows how ambitious he is and what he always tries to give us, I was surprised at the beginning. But those are things that the coaching team decides,” the keeper said at the time. The German national coach is said to have explained the role of the players using two examples. But if he is not in the starting line-up, he will not find his position in the overall team.