OREANDA-NEWS The defender of the German "Stuttgart" Waldemar Anton received a call-up to the German national team. This is reported by Sky Sport.

According to the source, the head coach of the national team, Julian Nagelsmann, decided to invite Anton to the March meetings for the first time.

Earlier, Anton expressed a desire to get a Russian passport to play for the Russian national team. The footballer was born in 1996 in Uzbekistan. The former coach of the national team Stanislav Cherchesov declared his readiness to consider the candidacy of the German if he receives Russian citizenship.

This season, the 27-year-old has played 29 matches for Stuttgart in all competitions, scoring one goal and four assists.