Jurgen Klopp has settled on his starting goalkeeper for his maiden squad as Germany manager, with ‘Bild’ reporting that Marc-Andre ter Stegen has got the nod.
Sidelined by injury and absent from the World Cup, where Manuel Neuer featured before stepping aside from the ‘Mannschaft’ for a second time, the current Ajax shot-stopper now looks set to seize his defining opportunity.
Marc-Andre ter Stegen has spent his career playing in Neuer’s shadow with Germany. Yet with the Bayern man finally out of the frame, he has at last staked his claim to the starting role.
The decision leaves Baumann frozen out of the starting lineup. Having expected to claim the number one jersey prior to Neuer’s brief return, he must once again resign himself to a backup role.