Austria captain David Alaba was one of the big names left out of the Euro 2024 squad announced by coach Ralf Rangnick on Tuesday.
The Real Madrid central defender has not recovered in time from the cruciate ligament injury he sustained in his left knee while playing for Real Madrid in December.
“Obviously it’s disappointing that he won’t be able to participate as a player. I’ve talked to him in the last few weeks and he said it’s a big wish for him to be with us,” Rangnick said. Ta.
Rangnick must reduce the number of provisional members from 29 to 26 by June 7th.
Austria opens the Eurogroup D season against France in Düsseldorf on June 17th, then faces Poland in Berlin three days later, followed by the Netherlands on June 25th.
Austria squad
Goalkeepers: Niklas Hedl (Rapid Vienna/AUT), Tobias Lawal (Linz), Heinz Lindner (Union Saint-Gilloise/BEL), Patrick Pentz (Brondby/DEN)
Defenders: Flavius Daniliuc (Red Bull Salzburg/AUT), Kevin Danso (Lens/FRA), Stefan Lainer (Borussia Moenchengladbach/GER), Philipp Lienhart (Freiburg/GER), Phillipp Mwene (Mainz/GER), Stefan Posch (Bologne/ITA), Leopold Querfeld (Rapid Vienna/AUT), Gernot Trauner (Feyenoord/NED), Maximilian Wober (Borussia Moenchengladbach/GER)
Midfielders: Thierno Ballo (Wolfsberg/AUT), Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig/GER), Florian Grillitsch (Hoffenheim/GER), Marco Grull (Rapid Vienna), Florian Kainz (Cologne/GER), Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich/GER), Alexander Prass (Sturm Graz), Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen/GER), Matthias Seidl (Rapid Vienna), Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig/GER), Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg/GER)
Forwards:Â Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan/ITA), Maximilian Entrup (Hartberg), Michael Gregoritsch (Freiburg/GER), Andreas Weimann (West Bromwich Albion/ENG)