Füllkrug grateful for Germany return, but Amiri leaves team camp
West Ham forward Niclas Füllkrug is "very grateful" to coach Julian Nagelsmann for nominating him to the Germany squad for the Nations League after a "very difficult" first season in the Premier League.
"You have to assess the situation realistically. The coach certainly didn't invite me because I've had the best season of my career. Rather, it's because I've always performed well here," he said on Saturday.
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"And my qualities will certainly be needed at some point," he added. The player has scored 14 goals in 22 games for the national team.
Füllkrug last played for Germany in September and has since struggled with Achilles tendon problems, which had an impact on his form. But he was called up again in the absence of the injured Borussia Mönchengladbach striker Tim Kleindienst.
But he will face competition with VfB Stuttgart forward Nick Woltemade, who had a strong season and won the German Cup.
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.
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.
Nagelsmann won't attend Champions League 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.
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"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.
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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