Nagelsmann struggled to reach Lennart Karl as Bayern player missed the call due to class

Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann shared a funny story about Bayern Munich talent Lennart Karl's first call-up to the national team. According to the coach, he personally called the young footballer to inform him of his inclusion in the squad, but couldn't get through—Karl didn't answer because he was in class at the time.

I managed to reach Lennart fairly quickly. He was with his tutor, so he didn't pick up the phone right away. Honestly, that made me happy. Otherwise, I would have scolded him if he'd answered immediately. What the teacher says is more important than what the national team coach says. He was thrilled. On the one hand, because his tutoring session was over, and on the other, because he got the call-up. So he had two reasons to celebrate,

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It's also worth noting that during the international break in March, Germany will play two friendlies against Switzerland and Ghana.