Manchester City star Leroy Sane has been left out of Germany’s World Cup squad, announced on Monday morning.
The German boss explained: "That was a very close decision between him and Julian Brandt, which was made in favour of Brandt. Draxler, Reus and Müller are set. Leroy has a huge talent.
"He will be back again from September. He had not arrived in international matches yet.
"It was a very close decision. If it was a 100-metre race, it would have been a photo finish."
Sane scored 14 goals last season as City stormed to the Premier League title.