Jürgen Klopp hints that Joshua Kimmich may not be a bonafide starter for Germany anymore

Germany manager Jürgen Klopp suggested that captain Joshua Kimmich may no longer be an automatic starter for the national team. Speaking in a Nations League pre-match interview, Klopp questioned why one player should always play in the future, emphasizing that selections depend on form and noting that players do not feature for their clubs when out of form.

Bavarian Football Works highlights that Klopp praised Germany's midfield performance against Serbia and emphasized the need for diverse player profiles. The article notes emerging midfield alternatives such as Aleksandar Pavlović and Tom Bischof, with the writer arguing that those two and Kimmich represent Germany's only world-class central midfielders.