Germans want Wanner
Rangnick: “This has absolutely no significance”
On Friday, Germany's U21s will host Bulgaria in the European Championship qualifiers in Regensburg, and those responsible for Austria's national team will also be keeping an eye on the game. For the first time, the DFB squad includes super talent Paul Wanner, who the ÖFB is also fighting for.
Wanner, who is currently enjoying a strong Bundesliga season at Heidenheim and holds both a German and an Austrian passport, has not yet decided which of the two nations he definitely wants to play for.
The U21 is not a criterion: "The call-up has no significance. The decisive factor will be when he wants or has to decide which senior national team he wants to play for," emphasized ÖFB team boss Ralf Rangnick, who, like sports director Peter Schöttel, continues to hope for the 18-year-old super talent.
The attacking player had already trained with Austria's senior team under Rangnick in November 2022 ahead of the tests against Andorra and Italy, but did not make an appearance. Wanner never tires of emphasizing that he wants to take his time with his decision: "For now, I want to establish myself in the German Bundesliga this season."
"That's completely okay for me"
angnick: "That's absolutely fine with me. At the end of the day, it's also a question of where Paul sees greater opportunities for the next four or five years and the upcoming tournaments to actually play regularly."
This article has been automatically translated,
read the original article here.
Da dieser Artikel älter als 18 Monate ist, ist zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt kein Kommentieren mehr möglich.
Wir laden Sie ein, bei einer aktuelleren themenrelevanten Story mitzudiskutieren: Themenübersicht.
Bei Fragen können Sie sich gern an das Community-Team per Mail an forum@krone.at wenden.