Former Manchester City captain, Ilkay Gundogan has been named as Germany’s new skipper.
He replaces injured goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
Germany coach, Hansi Flick, made the change ahead of their friendlies against Japan and France.
He announced the change during his press conference, saying, “We have a change. We thought about it: What would help the team?
“With the national team it’s usually like this: whoever has the most international matches is also the captain.
“I decided to give Ilkay the captain’s armband. Together with Joshua Kimmich, this now makes up our leadership duo.
“I’m really happy that both of them have committed to it. This gives us new energy that we can put to good use.”
Gundogan said, “It is an honour for me to lead the young team as captain.
“My experience with City last year shows that I can do the job.”