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Jürgen Klopp has divided his German national team into two squads for upcoming Nations League matches, allowing Kai Havertz to rest during some fixtures. This decision benefits Arsenal, as Havertz is a crucial striker for the club despite past injury issues. With no new signings and other forwards struggling, keeping Havertz fit becomes vital for Mikel Arteta's side, which currently boasts an undefeated start across all competitions in the 2023-24 season.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-17,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp named an unusual first squad for Germany, splitting 44 players into two groups ahead of the four-game Nations League window. The initial group will play against the Netherlands on September 24 and Greece three days later, while a second squad will face Serbia in Munich on October 1 and Greece again in Thessaloniki on October 4. This scheduling is described as "very unusual" by Klopp due to four games within two weeks. Notably for Arsenal, Kai Havertz is in the first group but rests during the latter matches, providing a boost to Mikel Arteta's team. Additionally, Liverpool’s Florian Wirtz is part of the second squad, allowing him rest after a Premier League match against Bournemouth.
Written for “Football Squad Announcements” on 2026-09-17,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
Former Liverpool boss Klopp is preparing for his first matches in charge of the national team after agreeing to succeed Julian Nagelsmann, who stood down following a disastrous World Cup last-32 defeat on penalties by Paraguay in the United States earlier this summer.
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who → prepare → States
The first post-World Cup international window is an extended one lasting for three weeks straddling the end of September and start of October, with most European teams set to play four Nations League games during that span.
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teams → last → span
Klopp has taken the novel approach of splitting 44 players into two different groups, one to contest the first two matches in Group A2 against the Netherlands and Greece, and another to take over for meetings with Serbia and Greece again.
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Klopp → take → Serbia
That means while he is set to have involvement in the trip to Amsterdam on September 24 and home meeting with Greece in Augsburg three days later, he will be resting while Klopp’s second group entertain Serbia in Munich on October 1 and then head to Thessaloniki to close out the window on October 4.
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group → mean → October
Arsenal will no doubt be thankful that Havertz won’t be involved in all four Germany matches, with the former Chelsea forward - who has struggled with a number of injury issues in the past - a crucial player under Arteta as first-choice striker.
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who → involve → striker
Havertz has led the line impressively for the Gunners in the early stages of the new season, starting all four Premier League games so far and scoring three times in six total appearances across all competitions.
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Havertz → lead → competitions
With no new striker signed over the summer amid frustration in Arsenal’s high-profile pursuit of Atletico Madrid star Julian Alvarez, and with fellow frontman Viktor Gyokeres struggling notably for form so far this term, keeping Havertz fit has become more important than ever for Arteta.
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keeping → sign → Arteta
Arsenal still boast a perfect 100 per cent winning record across six matches in the Premier League, Champions League and Carabao Cup so far this season, having also brushed aside title rivals Manchester City in the Community Shield.
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Arsenal → boast → Shield
After last weekend’s eventful 2-0 top-flight win at Sunderland and a Max Dowman-inspired 4-2 victory over Ipswich in the Carabao Cup third round on Tuesday, which set up a last-16 trip to fourth-tier Fleetwood, Arteta’s defending champions next travel to Brighton on Saturday.
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champions → inspire → Saturday
After the international break, they host Leeds, Lille and Everton, with away trips to come against Nottingham Forest, Bayern Munich and Fleetwood.
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they → host → Forest
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