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Impending European Championship exit: Alexander Schlager needs surgery

Salzburg goalkeeper Alexander Schlager has to go under the knife after suffering a knee injury on Sunday, meaning his season is over. However, the serial champions have not yet been able to provide any information about the exact downtime

The Bundesliga season is over for Red Bull Salzburg’s regular goalkeeper Alexander Schlager. The 28-year-old suffered a knee injury in the warm-up on Sunday before the match against SK Rapid (0:2) and was then replaced by Timo Horn.

On Monday, the serial champions announced that Schlager would have to undergo surgery, with the operation scheduled to take place that evening in Innsbruck. Salzburg have not yet been able to provide any information on the exact length of his absence,

This is the next loss for the Austrian national team. In addition to the absence of Sasa Kalajdzic and the uncertainty surrounding captain David Alaba, Xaver Schlager also suffered a cruciate ligament rupture just a few days ago and will have to miss the European Championships

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