Julian Nagelsmann among Germany FA's top targets to succeed Hansi Flick
Julian Nagelsmann is one of the German national setup's top choices for the next head coach.
The 36-year-old is sporting director Rudi Voller's "dream solution", Sky Germany are reporting.
Voller said this week that Nagelsmann is "absolutely a top coach" as he prepared to take the team himself following Hansi Flick's sacking.
No contact has yet been made between the German national association and Nageslmann.
He is also still technically under contract at Bayern Munich until 2026 despite being replaced by Thomas Tuchel earlier this year.
Jurgen Klopp is the resounding fans' choice, as revealed by a Sky Germany poll, but he will not leave Liverpool mid-season and also remains under contract at Anfield until 2026. A dual role has also been ruled out.
Former Fulham boss Felix Magath threw his hat into the ring yesterday, while Matthias Sammer and Louis van Gaal are considered other outside choices.
Flick was sacked on Sunday, just nine months before the start of the nation's home European Championships next summer, following an embarrassing 4-1 friendly defeat at home to Japan on Saturday.
Germany have lost four times in their last five games which comes on the back of a group-stage exit at last year's World Cup.
Voller - a member of the West Germany squad that lifted the 1990 World Cup, who also coached the national team from 2000 to 2004 - said he had stepped in for one match to help the side until a new coach is found.
"This is a one-game thing for me, I felt obliged to help with this game," he said in a press conference on Monday. "My goal is to support the new coach as I did with Hansi Flick, but hopefully with better results.
"I know the situation and I really did not want to do it. They had to convince me."
He said the German FA
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