BERLIN (AP) – The German Football Federation (DFB) is seeking compensation for players who represent Germany at youth level and then choose to represent another country.
“We cannot understand at all why a player who has been primarily coached by his club for five years and has also been coached by the federation as a junior partner can transfer from one national association to another for free,” the DFB said. Managing Director Andreas Rettig He told news agency DPA on Tuesday.
German-born Juventus star Kenan Yildiz represents Turkey and has played for Türkiye’s youth teams. Eintracht Frankfurt’s Can Uzun also quit Germany in favor of Turkey.
Former Hertha Berlin forward Ibrahim Maza currently plays for Bayer Leverkusen and has represented Germany at youth level before playing in Algeria. Germany youth internationals Muhamed Damar and Nicolo Tresoldi are reportedly being courted by Turkey, Italy and the Frankfurter Ranschau daily newspaper respectively. reported on Sunday Nuremberg defender Fabio Gruber has been selected to play for Peru.
“We are currently determining whether coaching fees may be paid when players move from one national association to another,” Rettig said. However, coaching must be of value to both the player and the coach. ”
While Germany has long had players with one or two parents born abroad choosing to represent their country of origin, Ilkay Gundogan, mesut ozilSami Khedira and Gerard Asamoah contributed to the national team’s success.
Cologne teenager El Mara said it was last week. Called up for Germany World Cup qualifiers At least 12 players from the latest squad could choose to represent other countries this week. of Jamal Musiala injured After playing for England’s youth teams, he chose Germany.
“In Germany, 43% of children under the age of five have dual citizenship. At the age of 10 or 12, children can decide whether they would prefer the (German) Eagle or the (Turkish) Crescent,” Rettig said.
“We analyzed the list of teams within the federation from under-15s to under-21s. That percentage is much higher than the 43% mentioned above. There are age groups where seven or eight of the starting 11 players have dual nationality.”
FIFA must approve and implement a system for compensation payments. In other countries such as France and the UK, Switzerland And the Netherlands could also expect an unexpected benefit from having their homegrown players transfer to other teams.
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