Brajan Gruda Out Due to Injury, No Replacement Call-Up for Germany

Brajan Gruda, an attacking player for RB Leipzig, will miss the upcoming trip with the Germany national team due to an abdominal muscle strain. The injury occurred during RB Leipzig's 2-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday. Gruda was selected by national coach Jürgen Klopp for the "second" squad and was expected to join the team in Herzogenaurach.

The German Football Association (DFB) confirmed there will be no replacement for Gruda. RB Leipzig stated that he should "take it easy during the upcoming international break." Gruda has made 20 appearances for the Under-21 national team and was anticipated to make his senior debut.

Germany is set to begin their Nations League campaign against the Netherlands on Thursday at 8:45 PM in Amsterdam, followed by a match against Greece in Augsburg three days later. Gruda had the opportunity to play against Serbia in Munich on October 1 and Greece in Thessaloniki on October 4. Klopp had initially called up 44 players for the two squads.