Jurgen Klopp has named two separate Germany squads totalling 44 players for the upcoming Nations League fixtures, marking his first major act since taking charge of the national team in the summer.

The list includes 16 players yet to earn a senior international cap, among them Said El Mala of Koln, Freiburg trio Max Rosenfelder, Philipp Treu and Derry Scherhant, and Celtic midfielder Mika Baur, as Klopp looks to widen his pool of options early in his tenure.

Rather than naming a single squad, as is standard practice, the former Liverpool manager split his selections into two groups to cover Germany's four fixtures across September and October, despite match day squads being limited to 20 outfield players and three goalkeepers per game.

The first group will be available for matches against the Netherlands in Amsterdam on Thursday, September 24, and against Greece in Augsburg three days later on September 27.

The second group has been reserved for the meeting with Serbia in Munich on October 1 and the away trip to face Greece in Thessaloniki on October 4.

Explaining the unusual approach, Klopp pointed to the packed nature of the upcoming schedule.

"It's very unusual that you've got four games in two weeks with the national team. I want to get to know as many players as possible in that time. It's not an A team and a B team, but the two squads have been created in a way that each fits well together," he said at a press conference in Frankfurt.

Klopp was appointed in July following Julian Nagelsmann's resignation, which came after Germany's early exit from the 2026 World Cup at the last 32 stage against Paraguay, extending a run of three consecutive disappointing tournament finishes for the four time champions.

Reflecting on the national mood following that result, Klopp described the scale of rebuilding required.

"It really felt like you had the feeling after the World Cup that German football is on its knees and we have no talents, no footballers. In the past four weeks as we've been looking closely, plenty of talents have caught our eye," he said.

He was also careful to frame the squad selections as part of a longer term project rather than a reaction to short term results.

"It's a squad for two or three years from now, not just for the next four international games," he said.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen, currently on loan at Ajax from Barcelona, has been confirmed as Germany's first choice goalkeeper, a decision Klopp described as the preferred option for now given the 2015 Champions League winner's recent injury struggles, which limited him to just 12 competitive appearances across the past two seasons.

Captain Joshua Kimmich, the squad's most experienced player with 114 caps, retains the armband and will move from right back, where he had operated under Nagelsmann, into his more familiar central midfield role at club level.

Notable omissions include Leroy Sane, Deniz Undav, Leon Goretzka and goalkeeper Oliver Baumann, with Stuttgart forward Undav specifically left out due to an ongoing Achilles tendon issue that requires further recovery time.

Veterans Manuel Neuer and Antonio Rudiger have both since retired from international football entirely.

Elsewhere, recalls went to Karim Adeyemi, Leeds United's Anton Stach and Brentford forward Kevin Schade, while further uncapped names included Eintracht Frankfurt's Younes Ebnoutalib, who was playing in Germany's second division only a season ago, alongside Stuttgart defender Finn Jeltsch and Brentford midfielder Vitaly Janelt.

Klopp expressed confidence in the depth of young talent now emerging within German football.

"There's a couple of lads here who will surprise you, that's clear, but we saw something in the lads, plenty of potential, and we want to be part of their development," he said.

Beyond football matters, Klopp also used his press conference to deliver a broader message on national unity, wearing a cap reading "one of 83 million" in the colours of the German flag, amid a politically fractious period in the country that has seen the far right AfD party make significant electoral gains in Saxony Anhalt.

Addressing the symbolism directly, Klopp spoke about wanting to reclaim a sense of shared pride around the national team.

"We need to rediscover the fun in all of this. I hope I won't have to talk about political matters in the future. But I want to reclaim the flag for us. So that people feel happy and fortunate to live in this wonderful country," he said.

He expanded further on that theme, tying it back to football's potential role in bringing people together.

"I don't want to leave national pride to the wrong people. It fills me with pride to do this job. When we spend time focused on football, it's meant to foster a sense of community and make us feel better. We have to create that atmosphere. But we also need people who embrace it," he added.