{"id":748525,"date":"2026-02-07T13:29:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T13:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/748525\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T13:29:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T13:29:45","slug":"germany-legends-back-inter-milan-defender-to-star-at-world-cup-one-of-the-first-to-rejuvenate-the-ageing-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/748525\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany Legends Back Inter Milan Defender To Star At World Cup: \u2018One Of The First To Rejuvenate The Ageing Team\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The rise of Yann Bisseck at Inter Milan has not gone unnoticed in Germany, where two former national team stars believe he can play a key role in the country\u2019s next cycle.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bisseck has forced his way into the starting line-up under Cristian Chivu.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Indeed impressing with his versatility and physical presence across the back line.<\/p>\n<p>His consistent performances also earned him a senior call-up from Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann last year.<\/p>\n<p>Former captain Michael Ballack believes <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sempreinter.com\/2026\/02\/06\/bayern-inter-defender-bisseck\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bisseck;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bisseck<\/a><\/strong> fits the profile of a player who can help refresh an ageing defensive core.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s one of the first names to mention when you talk about rejuvenating this team that is getting older,\u201d Ballack said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcinter1908.it\/ultimora\/ballack-vuole-bisseck-germania\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:via FCInter1908.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>via FCInter1908.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>He added that he would like to see the defender one day wearing the shirt of Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<p>Kroos &amp; Ballack Back Inter Star Bisseck For Greatness<img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eed970145fa4f480db7818a9c078bf35.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>COLOGNE, GERMANY \u2013 SEPTEMBER 01: Toni Kroos, German former football player, smiles as he is interviewed prior to the first matchday of the Icon League at Lanxess Arena on September 01, 2024 in Cologne, Germany. The Icon League, was founded in November last year. The aim of the small-sided indoor soccer league is to maximise the highlights of the game and create an innovative football spectacle. (Photo by Pau Barrena\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>After a difficult spell earlier in the season due to injury, <a href=\"https:\/\/sempreinter.com\/2026\/01\/16\/inter-milan-yann-bisseck-renewal-talks-season\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bisseck;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Bisseck<\/strong><\/a> has regained his place.<\/p>\n<p>And he is now considered indispensable in Chivu\u2019s system.<\/p>\n<p>His displays have also caught the attention of German giants Bayern, who are known to be monitoring defensive reinforcements.<\/p>\n<p>On his podcast Einfach mal Luppen, Toni Kroos also praised the Inter centre-back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had already impressed me last year. He\u2019s an excellent central defender, especially for what he transmits. He\u2019s one of those players you don\u2019t want to play against, or at least not face in duels,\u201d Kroos said.<\/p>\n<p>With growing recognition at both club and international level, Bisseck is increasingly seen as part of Germany\u2019s future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The rise of Yann Bisseck at Inter Milan has not gone unnoticed in Germany, where two former national&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":748526,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5310],"tags":[1062,8534,110733,2000,299,1824,8883,57563,220847,220846,220848,69765],"class_list":["post-748525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-germany","tag-bayern-munich","tag-cologne","tag-cristian-chivu","tag-eu","tag-europe","tag-germany","tag-inter-milan","tag-julian-nagelsmann","tag-kroos","tag-michael-ballack","tag-physical-presence","tag-yann-bisseck"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116029591646889884","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/748525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=748525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/748525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/748526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=748525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=748525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=748525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}