RALF RANGNICK requires further emergency treatment after complications resulting from ankle surgeries, according to reports.
Rangnick, 67, has reportedly contracted an infection after multiple surgeries on his ankle in recent months.
Shutterstock EditorialRalf Rangnick reportedly requires emergency treatment after picking up an infection following ankle surgery[/caption]
According to German outlet Bild, Rangnick has picked up the “hospital germ” following a surgery last week in Bavaria.
Rangnick is said to be set for an extended period in hospital.
The Austria manager will now have to cancel his squad announcement for the national side on September 29.
Assistant manager Lars Kornetka is reportedly set to stand in for Rangnick for the upcoming international break in October.
Austria take on San Marino and Romania in World Cup qualifiers next month.
Rangnick has already had to undergo emergency surgery on his ankle after an initial operation went wrong.
Wear and tear to his ankle caused him to undergo a routine procedure back in June, but after a wound caused by the surgery became seriously inflamed, the former Manchester United boss had to go back under the knife in July.
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