Hranac under the knife as Hoffenheim's injury crisis deepens

Hoffenheim have taken another serious blow: Hranac has gone under the knife, and the picture at the club is worse than feared. According to kicker, the wave of injuries has hit the central defence especially hard, and the real extent of the problems is bigger than known so far.

As we reported earlier, the injury list was already a concern; now the situation has gone a step further and the back line is even thinner. With the centre-backs depleted, the coaching staff will have to rearrange the defence with the few healthy options left.