Lennart Karl has been one of the biggest names in the sport this season. After breaking onto the scene this past summer at the Club World Club, Karl impressed with his elite goal scoring ability and energy on the pitch. Since then, rumors of a national team callup have swirled all season but the time has finally come as Julian Nagelsmann called up the young Bayern star this past week.
However, Karl’s life looks a lot different than your average footballer as Karl missed the first phone call from Julian
Nagelsmann as he was in the middle of his math tutoring session when he got the call from the former Bayern Munich coach.
“I was at my math tutoring session. Then Julian Nagelsmann called me. I didn’t answer at first, but I called back after five minutes and was very happy to hear that I was called up. I’m not putting any pressure on myself. I’ll just play my football and then I hope things work out well and that I’ll be at the World Cup,” said Lennart Karl as captured by @iMiaSanMia.
What a life Karl is living. Karl is in pretty elite company when it comes to a national team callup at the age of 18 years old. While Karl is unlikely to be a starter in the March friendlies against Switzerland and Ghana, he can be an exciting role off the bench for Nagelsmann.
With a few months time before the World Cup this summer, it isn’t unimaginable that Karl could become a starter for Nagelsmann at the big tournament, but these friendlies will be a large indication for how we will take advantage of these opportunities. Good luck Lenny!
