Freiburg centre-back Ginter missed the World Cup, and now he has been left out of Klopp's Germany squad. He spoke to Kicker about his conversation with Klopp.

Ginter said: "I had a very good and respectful conversation with the national team coach. He explained his reasoning to me. Of course, for me now, age is clearly a deciding factor, because I will be 34 at the next major tournament."

The 32-year-old continued: "Of course, you can still play excellent football at 34, but given the squad's age structure and the number of very good young players in this position, I completely understand his decision."

Klopp names seven centre-backs

Bisseck (Inter Milan), Rüdiger (Real Madrid), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), Anton (Borussia Dortmund), Finn Jeltsch (VfB Stuttgart) and Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United) have been selected as centre-backs in Klopp's 44-man squad for the upcoming four Nations League matches.

Ginter last played for Germany in summer 2023, against Ukraine (3-3 draw). The centre-back said he had "nine wonderful years" with the national team.

Ginter made his international debut shortly before the 2014 World Cup. He subsequently won an Olympic silver medal with Germany's Olympic team in 2016 and the Confederations Cup in 2017.

Ginter said: "For me, being part of the DFB national team has always been one of the most important things. I gave everything for it. But honestly, I feel very satisfied and at peace with it now."

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