Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is now Florian Wirtz's international manager with Germany
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has dropped a huge hint about Florian Wirtz.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp(Image: (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images))
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Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has dropped a major hint as to who might captain Germany in their Nations League clash with Serbia, which could see Florian Wirtz denied a shot at he armband. Klopp says the player who has the most international caps in the starting line-up will lead the side, with both Nico Schlotterbeck and Joshua Kimmich ruled out of the game.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Klopp said: "Whoever has the most caps in the starting lineup will wear the armband tomorrow. Feel free to ask [who might be a captain], but I don't reveal the starting lineup now. You can look them up yourselves."
Wirtz will certainly be a contender to take the armband with 46 caps to his name, but fellow German star Serge Gnabry has 61 caps, with David Raum on 39.
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While Klopp didn't give much away relating to the captaincy, he did hint that Jonas Urbig would not be one of those considered, but was in line to start the game.
He said: "I can only say that Jonas Urbig won't wear the armband in his first international match."
Germany take on Serbia, who are bottom of their Nations League group, while Klopp's side have taken just one point from their two opening games.
Florian Wirtz (L) looks on with team mate Karim Adeyemi during a Team Germany training session
Florian Wirtz joined up with the Germany squad early and featured in the defeat against Greece(Image: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
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They drew with the Netherlands earlier on in the international break before a 1-0 defeat to Greece last time out.
Klopp drew comparisons between Serbia's approach to the recent clash with Ivan Jovanović's side.
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The former Reds boss said: "Serbia's approach won't be much different from what Greece did. What makes Serbia particularly difficult to play against is their experience.
"They also have some excellent footballers. They know all the tricks of the trade, so we have to be prepared for that. They have a special mentality.
"It's not the best period in Serbian football at the moment, but the players themselves know what's at stake and have fought for one another.
"An opponent that sits deep is a major challenge for any team, at any stage of development."