Midfielder Amiri leaves Germany camp due to adductor problems
Midfielder Nadiem Amiri has left the Germany training camp due to adductor problems, the German Football Federation (DFB) said on Saturday.
The DFB initially didn't announce a replacement.
The national team gathered at the training camp in Bavaria's Herzogenaurach to prepare for the Nations League Final Four on June 4-8.
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Germany face Portugal in the semi-finals on Wednesday. The winner will face either 2020-21 champions France or title holders Spain in the final.
Due to the preparations for the tournament, coach Julian Nagelsmann and DFB sporting director Rudi Völler have decided to skip the Champions League final in Munich between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan.
"We received an invitation, but we said 'thank you' and won't be going," Nagelsmann said.
"We will stay with the team and watch the final together, because we want to use the time with the group. Otherwise, we would be away for half a day," he explained.
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Nagelsmann added that, in his position, one should remain neutral, but said that he will have his fingers crossed for national team player and Inter defender Yann Aurel Bisseck.
"We have a player in the final, fingers crossed he makes a good game and come to us with a successful result. That would be better for him and for us," he said.
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