Leroy Sané

Leroy Sané is the Galatasaray winger named in Germany's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, announced by head coach Julian Nagelsmann on 21 May 2026. He is 30 at kick-off, listed in the midfield group, and brings 74 senior caps with 16 international goals into the squad as of 30 March 2026. Joshua Kimmich captains the side that qualified out of UEFA Group A.

Sané's midfielder slot sits alongside Pavlović, Kimmich, Goretzka, Leweling, Musiala, Groß, Stiller, Wirtz, Amiri, Nmecha and Karl. His club arc ran from a Schalke 04 debut in 2014, to a 2016 Manchester City move for an initial £37m fee, then Bayern Munich in 2020 on a five-year deal for an initial €45m fee, before Galatasaray in 2025.

Sané is a winger: wide-channel carrying, direct running, and final-third work from the flank. That is the position frame inside Nagelsmann's 4-1-3-2, even though Germany list him among the midfielders in the final 26.

During his Manchester City spell he was voted PFA Young Player of the Year in 2017-18 — the first and so far only German to win the award — after helping the club to the league and the EFL Cup. He was part of the Germany squad that reached the UEFA Euro 2016 semi-finals after his senior debut in November 2015.

Germany sit in Tier 2 of Goal Rush at £24m within the game's £200m card budget. The Group E draw — Curacao, Ivory Coast and Ecuador — sets the early fixture window, with Nagelsmann's confirmed 4-1-3-2 and a UEFA Group A qualifying win providing the team-slot context.

At player level, Sané adds a wide-forward profile to that team slot. He is one of twelve midfielders listed in the final 26, with senior tournament context from the 2022 World Cup and a UEFA Euro 2016 semi-final run earlier in his Germany career.