Celtic winger Nico Kuhn has admitted he's thrilled to hear Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann is keeping an eye on his progress.
The national team boss said earlier this week that Kuhn's development at Celtic was on his radar.
Nagelsmann did not include Kuhn in the Germany squad in the recent international break but hinted he could feature in the future with eyes on the Celtic standout performer.
“Kuhn is also a good player with a lot of desire," said Nagelsmann. "He’s someone we’re keeping an eye on.”
Speaking to Sky Sports, Kuhn admitted he is pleased to hear he is in the thoughts of the national team boss.
“Yeah, really good," he said of the recognition. “I think that’s what we play for (international recognition). The focus is now on Celtic, but of course that’s a goal of mine.
“I said a couple of years ago already the goal is to play in the national team. The first goal was the Champions League, I made that dream come true and yeah, we will see.”
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Kuhn has caught the eye of those in his homeland after a double against RB Leipzig helping take his goal contribution tally to ten goals and 11 assists this season.
The winger, 24, said of his efforts this term: “I think the numbers are pretty good, but I think also my overall game play is good.
“I try to create a lot of chances, score goals and at the moment I feel really good and happy. Hopefully we keep going like this."
On scoring against Leipzig he added: “Yeah, and not just any German team, it was my former club, it was even better.
“I enjoyed it a lot and after I talked to some of the guys from there, so it was really nice.”
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