Is Germany losing a great talent to Austria? Paul Wanner, who is only 16, has already had an exciting first few weeks of the year: the attacking player made his Bundesliga debut for FC Bayern Munich just a few days after his 16th birthday, becoming the second youngest player in the history of the league and signing a little later his first professional contract with the record champions. Calling up for a senior national team would be the next big moment in Wanner’s young career, but which one does he choose? The mother of the German-born youngster is Austrian, which calls the Austrian federation into action. Compared to the table football ÖFB sports director Peter Schöttel has now expressed an interest in Wanner.

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“We became aware of Paul last year and looked at him towards the end of the year”, Revealed Schöttel. Wanner previously played for the German U17 national team. However, the sports director indirectly ruled out the possibility that the attacking player, who has only played three Bundesliga games for Bayern, will receive an invitation directly from Austria coach Franco Foda: “Paul is an exceptional talent, but we will not do anything actionistic”expected Schöttl.

According to the report by the sports magazine, the trend at Wanner is more towards the DFB team. “I know that Paul has big goals, wants to win everything with Bayern and also wants to become world champion,” said former professional Schöttel, who could now cause unrest in the environment of the Bayern jewel with his advance. But he is aware of that. “A lot is happening to Paul as a young player at the moment. The main thing for me is that everything is serious. But I have to do my job,” Schöttel clarified.

Wanner war moved from Ravensburg to Munich in 2018. From the U14 he went through all of FC Bayern’s junior teams. Wanner has now made three short-term appearances in the Bundesliga and has played eight games for the U19s this season. According to Kicker information, he could soon play for the German U21 selection.