The coach of the Algerian team, Vladimir Petkovic, revealed last Thursday the list of 26 players summoned for the Greens' next training camp. While he was highly anticipated in this team, Werder Bremen defender Mitchell Weiser is not part of this list.
The sports director of the German club in which the Algerian-German binational player plays quickly reacted to his non-call-up.
Born in Germany and as a German citizen, Weiser represented the European country at all levels, until winning the European Under-21 Championship in 2017. However, his senior selection never materialized .
Werder Bremen react to Petkovic's non-selection of Weiser
His international hopes now rest solely on selection for the Algerian team. He recently confirmed that his maternal grandmother was of Algerian origin, which allows him to play within the Fennecs of Algeria.
Fifa has already recorded his change of sporting nationality, all he has to do is be summoned by the national coach to join the group. A call-up which was eagerly awaited before the announcement, Thursday, November 7, of the list of 26 players selected for the next training course of the Algerian team.
But against all odds, Vladimir Petkovic has decided to do without the services of the 30-year-old right-back from Werder Bremen, at least for the next training camp in anticipation of the next two matches against Equatorial Guinea and Liberia, the November 14 and 17.
During the press conference dedicated to the announcement of the selected list, Petkovic was full of praise for this player, highlighting in particular his experience and his career in the German championship. “ The door will be open for him, it's just that this time I made other choices », declared the national coach to the press.
“It was only the preliminary selection”
The absence of Mitchell Weiser in the latest official list of the Fennecs of Algeria seems to have surprised the sporting director of his club, Peter Neururer.
« We had received an invitation from the Federation for him, which made us believe that it was an official summons », He indicated in a statement reported this Saturday, November 9 by the German media Bavarian Football Works, which quotes journalist Florian Plettenberg.
But apparently, continues the sporting director of Werder Bremen, “ it was only the preliminary selection “. And indeed, the player was only part of the extended list of selectable players, but not of the official list of 26 players summoned for the next training course.
According to the specialized German media, this hope was based solely on “ poor communication and a broken dream “. However, Mitchell Weiser still remains hopeful, because he has never been so close to being selected for the Algerian team.
