Kimmich's social media: It is a great honor to be the captain of the German team. I am very proud.

Recently, Germany's new captain Kimmich updated his personal social media to express his excitement about being the captain.

Great honor, full of pride! But most of all, this is a moment to look to the future and say thank you.

Thank you to Nagelsmann and the coaching staff for their trust.

Thank you to all my teammates who have helped me time and time again and sometimes had to put up with me.

Thank you to all the captains and leaders with whom I had the honor of playing and from whom I learned a lot.

Thank you to this country that made this summer special and showed us its vitality...