Sébastien Desabre meets Paris Brunner

"We spoke to his parents, but we are not putting pressure on him," Desabre said at a press conference. "He feels attached to Congo as well as to Germany. He will take his time to think it over, and we'll see what happens in November."

Brunner, 20 years old, has not yet been called up by the senior German national team coached by Jürgen Klopp despite scoring three goals in four Ligue 1 matches with Monaco this season. However, he has received a call-up to play with the German U21s during the international break.