Beckham's international future is in doubt after Capello confirmed his lack of competitive action was the reason for his omission.
Beckham is one cap short of Bobby Moore's total of 108 - the record for an outfield player - and hopes to prolong his international career until the 2010 World Cup.
With that goal in mind, Beckham has arranged a loan deal at AC Milan which will begin in January. But with his position at LA Galaxy now seemingly affecting his England chances, reports this morning have suggested Beckham could consider making a permanent move to Serie A.
Milan director Umberto Gandini said: "If Beckham agreed with his employers for him to be available to us for longer, and the Beckham camp was willing to negotiate, then anybody would be stupid not to consider that because he is a great player."
Galaxy endured a hugely disappointing season in the MLS, failing to qualify for the end of season play-offs. And after naming his squad to face Germany, Capello confirmed Galaxy's poor results had prevented Beckham's selection.
Capello said: "This is my system. If you are fit and you are playing, it's possible to be in the squad. He played his last game three weeks ago. If he had played in the (MLS) play-offs, it would have been OK."
Captain John Terry is doubtful for the fixture, while Ashley Cole, Joe Cole and Emile Heskey are ruled out through injury.
Capello has looked to the future by calling up Chelsea's Michael Mancienne and his Under-21 colleagues Joe Hart, Micah Richards and Gabriel Agbonlahor. Scott Carson, Curtis Davies, Ashley Young and Darren Bent also feature.
"I want to know these players better and it's possible that some of them could play," said Capello. "But I want to get to know them and to study them over a few days in training.
"It's better to start with one or a maximum two new players in the team. Sometimes it's very dangerous to play a lot of new young players in a team."
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