Former German captain Michael Ballack does not understand Joachim Low’s decision to leave Leroy Sane out of his world cup squad.
Sane enjoyed an exceptional season with City in the 2017-18 campaign, scoring 10 times and setting up another 15 goals in the Premier League, just one less than team-mate Kevin De Bruyne.
That form saw him win the Professional Footballers’ Association’s(PFA) Young Player of the Year award, while he was also nominated for the Players’ Player of the Year prize.
Sane was, as expected, called up to Low’s preliminary squad, but the coach caused something of a stir on Monday when he left him out of the final 23-man squad, baffling Ballack.
“That is the question now, how [Sane] handles that knock,” the former Chelsea player told ‘Betfair’.
“It would affect him personally more than it would the national team because the national team is settled. They are not relying just on Sane – there are a lot of good players.
“How he handles this now is the next step in his career.How he can deal with not being selected. It was a big dream to be part of that.
“It is up to [Manchester City boss] Pep Guardiola now maybe to talk to him and sort things out in his head, if there are some things. We will see. Nobody really knows. It’s a disappointment for a young kid.