Timo
Werner has been ruled out of Germany's international friendly against Turkey
on Wednesday with a "slight cold".
Germany coach Joachim Low's assistant Marcus Sorg said on Monday: "Timo
Werner has a slight cold and won't join up with the team today."
Werner is yet to link up with his international team-mates in Cologne prior
to the friendly versus Turkey and Nations League games against Ukraine and
Switzerland on October 10 and 13.
Sorg confirmed Germany's staff are in contact with Werner and are expecting
him within the next few days.
Antonio Rudiger has now arrived at their team hotel in Cologne, a day later
than the rest of the squad, following a meeting with head coach Low on
Monday.
Low has confirmed Rudiger and his Chelsea team-mate Kai Havertz will start
the game at the RheinEnergieStadion on Wednesday.
"He is a player who can always raise our game, so I think he will definitely
be starting tomorrow," Low said on Tuesday.
Werner played the full match in Chelsea's 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace on
Saturday. He has scored once in five appearances in all competitions for the
Blues at the start of the season.
The forward, who arrived at Stamford Bridge from RB Leipzig for an
undisclosed fee in the summer, holds 30 caps and has scored 12 times for
Germany since making his debut in 2017.
With a reduced number of supporters permitted into games in Germany, 300
fans will be in attendance for the friendly clash.
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