Low explains why Leroy Sane has been left out of Germany's World Cup squad

Low explains why Leroy Sane has been left out of Germany's World Cup squad

Leroy Sane has been left out of reigning champions 23-man squad for this summer's World Cup.

The Manchester City star was a shock omission from Jogi Low's squad announced on Monday morning.

Leroy Sane was a regular for the world champions as they played through the qualifying stage, and he featured in Saturday's 2-1 defeat against Austria.

However, Low has dumped the 22-year-old PFA Young Player of the Year for the tournament in Russia, with Julian Draxler, Marco Reus and Julian Brandt preferred instead.

The German boss explained: "That was a very close decision between him and Julian Brandt, which was made in favor of Brandt. Draxler Reus and Müller are set. Leroy has a huge talent.

"He will be back again from September. He had not arrived in international matches yet. "

Sane scored 14 goals last season as City stormed to the Premier League title.