Jurgen Klopp has reportedly introduced four rules for Germany stars as the former Liverpool boss seeks to turn around the fortunes of their national team.

Klopp will take charge of Germany for the first time on Thursday when they face the Netherlands in the Nations League, after being unveiled as the new national team boss back in July.

The 59-year-old, who took the job after a two-year break from the dugout, will hope to restore Germany’s standing after a decade of underperformance at international tournaments.

Klopp succeeded Julian Nagelsmann after Germany crashed out of the World Cup to Paraguay in the last-32, with the presence of players’ WAGs and families placed under the spotlight in the aftermath.

Nagelsmann’s partner also made headlines, with German media reporting that his girlfriend, Lena Wurzenberger, was an almost constant presence in the camp.

According to German newspaper Bild, Klopp has sought to significantly restrict their presence as one of four rules for his squad to follow in Germany’s new era.

Jurgen Klopp has introduced four rules for his Germany squad as part of their new era

Players’ wives and girlfriends will have limited access during training camps and tournaments

 The presence of players’ families around the camp was a major talking point during Germany’s underwhelming World Cup campaign

The Germany head coach will no longer permit ‘team outings’ during tournaments, which had enabled players’ entire families to visit the team’s headquarters throughout the last World Cup.

Instead, Klopp will reportedly allow families to visit on a limited basis, with the intention that players are able to fully focus on their common goal during training camps and at Euro 2028.

Players have also been banned from being visited by hairdressers at Germany’s team accommodation, with stars instead having to have their hair cut prior to the camp as part of an aim to introduce new professional standards.

Klopp is also reported to have stressed that players must be present for dinner promptly at 7pm or 8pm, rather than arriving gradually, in a move aimed at giving players more time to socialise and connect with each other.

A focus has been placed on encouraging conversations between players in an attempt to grow team unity, including during gym sessions and massages.

As part of the drive, Klopp has banned the use of mobile phones at these times, as well as on matchdays, ensuring his side are focused on essentials in the build-up to their matches.

The rules aimed at improving team culture come with Germany seeking to transform their performances at major tournaments.

Germany have made three consecutive early exits since winning the World Cup in 2014, with group stage eliminations in 2018 and 2022 before a last-32 exit this year.

Klopp has reportedly banned mobile phones at certain times and is encouraging players to socialise more together in an attempt to build team spirit

The national team were also eliminated in the last-16 and quarter-finals of the past two European Championships, with their last semi-final coming back in 2016.

Klopp will assess a 44-man split squad in the first matches of his reign, with the players used across four Nations League fixtures.

The unusually large squad is being separated into two to handle an extended three-week international break, as they face Netherlands, Greece and Serbia.

Klopp has already clashed with German media after his squad selection was leaked earlier this month, while in his first press conference he threatened to resign if his family faces any scrutiny.

After his first game as Germany boss on Thursday, Klopp’s side will then take on Greece for the first of two clashes just three days later.

The former Liverpool boss will then switch to his second squad for a clash with Serbia on October 1 before they play Greece again on October 4.