Thomas Müller and Mats Hummels are likely to return to the national team of Germany. According to Kicker national coach Joachim Löw is planning to include the Bayern Munich midfielder and the Borussia Dortmund defender in the European Championship selection. The rumor is striking, as the choice lord banned the pair two years ago after the disappointing 2018 World Cup for Germany. Earlier this week it was announced that Löw will say goodbye to the German team after fifteen years of service after the European final tournament this summer. plow.
Besides Müller and Hummels, Bayern Munich defender Jérôme Boateng was also banned from the national team. Löw’s decision not to include the three anymore was widely criticized in the German media. Now he seems to be reconsidering that decision. According to Kicker the national coach does not yet intend to send Boateng an invitation. “But injuries and players who get out of shape can cause a lot of changes,” said the report of the German football magazine.
In March 2019, Löw announced the decision not to call up three of his veteran players. He wanted to break new ground after Die Mannschaft was already eliminated in the group stage at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Earlier, Low had already said goodbye to Sami Khedira. “I would like to thank Mats, Jérôme and Thomas for the many successful and unique years,” he said at the time about the three players who were all still playing at Bayern at the time. Seventy-fold international Hummels (32) and one-hundred-fold international Müller (31) now face a return.
In November last year, Löw concluded in an interview with Kicker a return of the trio still out. “We have basically decided not to select these players, nothing has changed,” he said. Last month, he suddenly opened the door in an interview with the same magazine: “If special circumstances arise, we can adjust our policy if necessary,” he said. “The question is: which players do we need at the European Championship to enforce the greatest possible success? If one or more players return to the selection, that will not be a problem. They know what is expected of them in the national team. They will also not upset the balance in our rejuvenated team. They will certainly not get in the way of other players in the current hierarchy. Their characters are not like that. ”
At the time, Löw’s words could not be separated from Germany’s shocking 6-0 defeat against Spain in the Nations League. Calls for the return of experienced forces were getting louder in view of the upcoming European Championship. Later this month, Germany will play World Cup qualifiers against Iceland, Romania and North Macedonia. It is as yet unclear whether the pair will receive an invitation by then. Löw previously announced that he will announce his European Championship selection in May and, after an absence of two years, Müller and Hummels can suddenly hope for an invitation again.
Müller is a regular base customer in Bayern’s shirt this season under trainer Hansi Flick. The attacking midfielder has so far scored 13 goals and 12 assists in all competitions. Hummels leads the rearguard of Dortmund this season with his experience. He plays almost all games and has scored three goals in the Bundesliga. Should the pair go to the European Championship with Germany, then a tough group phase awaits them with matches against France (June 15), Portugal (June 19) and Hungary (June 23).