Finn Dahmen on playing for England or Germany: “I feel connected to both countries. I don’t want to rule anything out and can imagine both options.” | OneFootball

Speaking to Sky Germany, Augsburg goalkeeper Finn Dahmen spoke on his international future as he has still yet to feature at the senior international level.

Dahmen is eligible for both Germany and England, through his mother, but represented Germany at every youth level from under-16 to under-21. The 26-year-old was Germany’s goalkeeper when they won the 2021 under-21 Euros.

Although Dahmen has yet to have a conversation with England head coach Thomas Tuchel, he is open to one if the former Bundesliga coach makes the call and is also open to playing for England:

However, from his words to Sky, he is leaning towards playing for Germany:

Dahmen is currently on standby for this international break and is seen as the fourth-choice goalkeeper behind Oliver Baumann, Alexander Nübel and Stefan Ortega. The former Mainz academy graduate revealed that there was an exchange with head coach Julian Nagelsmann:

Dahmen is having a great season, after reclaiming his spot as number one for Augsburg he has gone over 600 minutes without conceding a goal in the Bundesliga. He needs to keep a clean sheet in the next three to four games to break the record of 884 minutes held by Timo Hildebrand.

However, with Marc-André ter Stegen to eventually return, the breakthroughs of Noah Atubolu and Jonas Urbig, and the potential return of Manuel Neuer if ter Stegen doesn’t refind his form (yes, you read that correctly, it is what Bild reported), Dahmen would have to assess his options, especially as England only have Jordan Pickford, Dean Henderson and Aaron Ramsdale.

GGFN | Jack Meenan