Dortmund – Central defender Nico Schlotterbeck from Borussia Dortmund is a part of nationwide coach Julian Nagelsmann‘s squad for the European Soccer Championship. “Extremely grateful to be nominated for the upcoming European Championships in our personal nation!!!,” wrote the 24-year-old on Instagram that night.
Nagelsmann rewarded Schlotterbeck for his current wonderful performances at Borussia Dortmund, together with reaching the ultimate of the Champions League on June 1st towards Actual Madrid. The central defender final performed within the 4-1 defeat towards Japan in Wolfsburg in September 2023 – the final sport beneath nationwide coach Hansi Flick. He had by no means been nominated by Nagelsmann.
Hummel’s personnel open
It stays unclear whether or not Nagelsmann may even carry Schlotterbeck’s companion within the BVB protection, Mats Hummels, again into the DFB crew. The 35-year-old veteran was surprisingly now not taken under consideration by the nationwide coach in March for the European Championship checks in France (2:0) and towards the Netherlands (2:1).
Nagelsmann justified this by saying that he relied on Jonathan Tah from Bayer Leverkusen and Antonio Rüdiger from Actual Madrid within the middle of protection and didn’t belief Hummels to tackle the position as their backup. As an alternative, the nationwide coach nominated Robin Koch from Eintracht Frankfurt and the Stuttgart newcomer Waldemar Anton. After excellent performances, requires Hummels to be reactivated have lately turn out to be louder.
Schlotterbeck has performed eleven worldwide matches thus far, however has typically left an sad impression. On the 2022 World Cup, he was concerned within the 1-2 false begin towards Japan, and he has additionally taken a number of penalties. The 1.91 meter tall defensive participant is valued for his good opening of the sport.
Schlotterbeck comes later
Schlotterbeck will be part of the DFB entourage late in preparation for the European Championship. As a result of ultimate of the premier class, just like the seeded Actual stars Rüdiger and Toni Kroos in addition to his Dortmund colleague Niclas Füllkrug, he additionally missed the primary of two European Championship checks on June third in Nuremberg towards Ukraine.