“I’ve known Julian for a very long time – he was my youth coach at Hoffenheim. Even when I was seriously injured in the knee (Prömel missed almost the entire previous season due to a cruciate ligament rupture, ed.), he got in touch with me. He then contacted me again ahead of the March call-ups,” Prömel revealed.
Although he had “told me I wouldn’t be in the March squad, I was still glad to have the conversation,” the 31-year-old continued, stressing, “I now know I’m still on his radar.” He admits he is not “clinging to huge hopes for the summer, because I know the national coach won’t make radical changes to the March group. But if he does need me, in whatever capacity, I’ll be ready. To be part of the World Cup squad would be a huge dream,” Prömel concluded.