Next Friday, national coach Hansi Flick will nominate the squad for the first international matches after the World Cup disappointment. Flick had announced surprises for this. Judging by the appearances against Bayern, Mergim Berisha would no longer be called up. He couldn’t have advertised a national team nomination much better. The U21 European champions from FC Augsburg scored twice against FC Bayern at 3: 5 and fought tough duels with the Munich defense.
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“He scored good goals and took good tackles against Upamecano – more than Mbappé and Messi on Wednesday“Said goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz about FCA’s “crass striker”. Unlike Berisha, Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi had not scored in Munich in the 0-2 draw with PSG three days earlier.
In the fourth competitive game with Salzburg or Augsburg against Munich, Berisha scored. “Unfortunately, my two goals weren’t enough,” said the 24-year-old. “It is important that we learn from it.” His captain promoted the attacker’s DFB nomination: “He’s doing well,” said Jeffrey Gouweleeuw. “He gave a good signal. I hope he will be there.”
In 13 international matches for the U21s, Berisha has only scored one goal. In the summer of 2021 he celebrated the European title as a seed for the starting lineup under coach Stefan Kuntz. Now he would like to continue this path in the senior national team. “He’s a very good player. He does well with the body and is very good in front of the box“Munich sports director Hasan Salihamidzic praised him.
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Those responsible in Augsburg would be happy about a nomination. “Mergim is a striker who I trust the senior national team. Of course I would be very happy if a player from FC Augsburg played for the German national team,” said managing director Stefan Reuter. The future of Berisha is also exciting. The striker is on loan from Fenerbahçe Istanbul. There is much to suggest that the FCA will take the option to buy.
