German NT coach Julian Nagelsmann talks national team debutant Lennart Karl
The FC Bayern rising star has made a huge leap in his career
Bayern Munich's German midfielder #42 Lennart Karl celebrates scoring the 3-0 goal with his teammates including Bayern Munich's German midfielder #20 Tom Bischof (R) during the UEFA Champions League, Round of 16 2nd-leg football match between FC Bayern Munich and Atalanta in Munich, southern Germany, on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Alexandra BEIER / AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images Lennart Karl has earned his first ever call up to the German national football team, for the senior team, no less, which saw him skip some of the youth levels. Julian Nagelsmann, former Bayern Munich coach who currently manages the national team, talks about his latest entry to the NT pool.
“I expect him to bring his youthful exuberance to the pitch. He likes to play centrally, but we also plan to use him on the right,” Nagelsmann said (as captured by X account @iMiaSanMia ). “However, I won’t put any pressure on him to perform miracles.
He should bring exactly what a young player embodies and play football freely and from the heart, as he’s been doing at FC Bayern. ” The recently-turned-18-year-old Karl has impressed for the Bavarians ever since he made his breakthrough earlier in the season. Save for an ill-fated comment and a doomed thumbs up from Alexander Prass, Karl’s future is looking bright.