{
  "id": 7562982,
  "title": "Reports: El Mala in Klopp's first Germany squad, Baumann not",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/reports-el-mala-in-klopps-first-germany-squad-baumann-not",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T13:48:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/reports-el-mala-klopps-first-134841882.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Young forward Saïd El Mala could make his debut for the German national team as part of Jürgen Klopp's maiden squad, according to reports from Kicker sports magazine. The 20-year-old Cologne player was part of the squad for two World Cup qualifiers under former coach Julian Nagelsmann, but he dropped after the first match and was also not picked for the World Cup.\n\nVeteran goalkeeper Oliver Baumann, on the other hand, does not have a place in the new squad, with Bild quoting Baumann as saying Klopp had confirmed this to him. Baumann played in all qualifiers and two friendlies for Germany last year due to Marc-André ter Stegen's injury, but Manuel Neuer's return for the World Cup made him the second choice goalkeeper.\n\nKlopp, who took over from Julian Nagelsmann after Germany's early exit from the World Cup, is expected to recall ter Stegen, who is now playing well at his new club Ajax in the Netherlands. Other potential candidates for the squad include Bayern reserve goalkeeper Jonas Urbig, Augsburg's Finn Dahmen, and Besiktas' Alexander Nübel.",
  "summary": "Young forward Saïd El Mala could make his German national team debut as part of Jürgen Klopp's first squad while there is no place for veteran goalkeeper Oliver Baumann, news reports said on Tuesday. Kicker sports magazine said that El Mala will be among the players Klopp will nominate on Thursday for Nations League matches against the Netherlands, Serbia and Greece (twice) between September 24…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Hoffenheim’s Oliver Baumann to be left out of German squad per report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/hoffenheims-oliver-baumann-to-be-left-out-of-german-squad-per-report",
        "published": "2026-09-15T10:15:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}