Van Bommel, a former Serie A player himself, took over as coach from Rudi Garcia this summer. The Red Devils are in Nations League Group A alongside Italy, France, and Turkiye. They will face Italy on September 25, France on September 28, Turkiye on October 2, and France again on October 5.
The Belgium squad includes several familiar Serie A faces, such as Milan defender Koni De Winter, Bologna's Arthur Theate, Napoli midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, Parma's Mandela Keita, Atalanta forward Charles De Ketelaere, and Rossoneri winger Diego Moreira. Romelu Lukaku and Lois Openda, who only left Serie A in recent weeks, are also included in the squad.
The full Belgium squad for the Nations League is as follows: Goalkeepers Jari De Busser (AZ Alkmaar), Senne Lammens (Manchester United), Mike Penders (Chelsea), and Maarten Vandervoordt (RB Leipzig); Defenders Timothy Castagne (Fulham), Maxime De Cuyper (Brighton), Zeno Debast (Sporting), Koni De Winter (Milan), Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge), Nathan Ngoy (LOSC), Kyriani Sabbe (Club Brugge), Joaquin Seys (Club Brugge), and Arthur Theate (Bologna); Midfielders Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli), Mandela Keita (Parma), Romeo Lavia (Chelsea), Nicolas Raskin (Rangers), Youri Tielemans (Manchester United), and Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge); and Forwards Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), Malick Fofana (Sunderland), Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Newcastle United), Mika Godts (PSG), Romelu Lukaku (Fenerbahce), Dodi Lukebakio (Benfica), Diego Moreira (Milan), Lois Openda (Lyon), and Leandro Trossard (Bestikas).
Their group concludes on Turkish soil on November 12 and at home to Italy on November 15.