Overview

• Ralf Rangnick is still in the Unfallklinik Murnau following right-ankle surgery performed last week.
• BILD reports his stay has been prolonged due to a likely hospital-acquired infection requiring further treatment.
• The ÖFB confirmed that assistant coach Lars Kornetka will announce the national-team squad on September 29 in Vienna.
• Austria targets Rangnick’s return for the national-team camp on October 6 and the qualifiers against San Marino on October 9 and Romania on October 12.
• The ankle issue has persisted through multiple procedures, and Rangnick used an e-bike to reach the bench during the early-September qualifier in Zenica.