OFFICIAL: Julian Nagelsmann has been appointed new Germany head coach on a 10-month contract until the end of Euro 2024
The German football association have today announced that former Bayern Munich manager, Julian Nagelsmann will succeed Hansi Flick as the new manager of the senior men's national side.
On Friday, the 36-year-old put pen to paper on a deal that will keep him in charge until July 31, 2024 - which will see him take charge of the German side for the European Championships, which are set to finish on July 14, 2024.
It comes after Flick was sacked as the German National side's head coach following a 4-1 drubbing by Japan, to finish up his tenure as the side's head coach winning just four of his 17 games in charge.
Die Mannschaft have endured a difficult run of form since the 2022 World Cup, where they shockingly failed to make it out of the group stages following a 2-1 defeat by Japan and a 1-1 draw against Spain.
They roused a late 4-2 victory against Costa Rica in their final game of the group stages, but failed to qualify for the knockouts, finishing third behind Japan and Spain.
And since the start of the tournament in Qatar the 2014 world champions have won just three of the ten matches they have played, losing five of those outings.
Despite most recently defeating France 2-1 in a friendly during the September international break, they had previously endured three straight losses on the bounce, including a 4-1 hammering by Japan, a 2-0 loss to Colombia and a 1-0 defeat by Poland.
And the German football association will be hoping Nagelsmann can help turn their fortunes around ahead of the European Championships in Germany next year.
In anticipation of the tournament on home soil, Nagelsmann said he was hoping to make his side a 'close-knit group' by next year.
Speaking on his appointment, the German coach said: 'We have a European Championship in our own country.
'That's something special - something that happens every few decades. I subordinate everything to the fact of having a great tournament in a great country. I have a great desire to to take on this challenge.
'The appearance in Dortmund was the beginning. We will be a close-knit group next year.'
Julian Nagelsmann: "We have a European Championship in our own country. That's something special - something that happens every few decades. I will do everything so we can have a great tournament in our great country. I have a big desire to take on this challenge. The performance in Dortmund (against France) was the beginning. We will be a unit next year"