When Joachim Low announced last March that Jerome Boateng, Thomas Muller and Mats Hummels would no longer play for the German national team, he shocked most people in football.
Löw's initial goal was to build a younger squad, which came as a shock and crammed at the three German veterans, who thought they had many more wonderful years to dedicate.
Since then, Loew has stuck to his guns, but Mueller's stats this season can't be ignored.
The 30-year-old has contributed five goals and 12 assists in 20 Bundesliga games, and Hummels also looks strong as Borussia Dortmund's centre-back of choice.
Loew is considering going against his rhetoric.
He told Bild: "I still know what they can do, and both seasons have been outstanding."
"If we have problems before the European Championship, I can make them a possible option." But it is too early to answer questions that have not yet been asked. ”
The Next match for the German national team will be against Spain on 26 March. Five days later, they will face Italy at home in Nuremberg.
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