Lazio forward Miroslav Klose has revealed he has been called back to the Germany national team "several times" since retiring after the World Cup, but insists he will not go back on his decision.
Klose, 37, brought an end to his international career after helping Germany to glory in Brazil last summer, as well as breaking Gerd Muller's goal record to become his nation's all-time leading scorer with 71 strikes.
Germany appeared to lack a player of his predatory instincts as they laboured through their qualifying campaign for Euro 2016, but Klose insists there is no way back.
"They've called me several times, but anybody who knows me knows that when I have made up my mind, I don't change it," he said at a news conference in Rome. "I'm proud of my last game in a Germany shirt. Lifting the World Cup on July 13, 2014, was the most beautiful moment of my life.
"Germany have got some great strikers -- even after me. When he's in good form, then Mario Gomez is a great player. We've got to give the younger players time. There are some great players under 20 or 21 and they just need to be playing regularly for their clubs to grow."
Instead of entertaining a return to the national team for next summer's European Championship, Klose is contemplating when he will bring his playing career to an end for good -- and hinted that it could be sooner rather than later.
"I'll see how I feel after Christmas, like I always do," he added. "I'm feeling good and getting better, but I still need a few more games. The important thing is I'm not feeling any pain. When I make up my mind, it will only take me a couple of days to do so."