Jan Orell Besic, Inter Milan defender, will miss Germany’s upcoming UEFA Nations League matches due to an injury he sustained during the UEFA Champions League final, which his team lost to Paris Saint-Germain.

Besic played briefly in the final held on Saturday, coming on as a substitute in the 54th minute but had to leave again in the 62nd minute due to an apparent injury to his right leg.
The German Football Association announced on Sunday that Besic has a muscle injury in the back of his right thigh, preventing him from participating in the Nations League semi-final against Portugal, scheduled to take place in Munich on Wednesday. He will also miss the final or the third-place playoff against either Spain or France, four days later.

In response to Besic’s absence, the national team coach Julian Nagelsmann called up Thilo Kehrer, Monaco defender, to strengthen the squad. The 28-year-old Kehrer is expected to join the team camp on Monday in Herzogenaurach, where the other players are gathered.

Kehrer has previously appeared 27 times for Germany but has not played since June 2023.

Additionally, Mainz midfielder Nadiem Amiri left the team camp on Saturday after the German Football Association announced his absence from upcoming matches due to groin muscle issues.

Nagelsmann had earlier called up Mainz striker Jonathan Burkardt as a replacement for Stuttgart midfielder Angelo Stiller, who was not fully fit but contributed three goals out of four in his team’s 4-2 victory over Arminia Bielefeld in the DFB-Pokal final.