Sweden announced their 23-man squad for Euro 2016, where they’ll face Italy, but Albin Ekdal’s freak injury creates a problem.

The Azzurri are in the same group as Sweden, Belgium and the Republic of Ireland in this summer’s tournament.

Today Coach Erik Hamren named his list of players for Sweden, but “on Monday there was some news that made me think.

“Ekdal has to rest completely now, we don’t know how long for. He might not be in the squad at the finals, it depends on the recovery process.”

Sweden announced their 23-man squad for Euro 2016, where they’ll face Italy, but Albin Ekdal’s freak injury creates a problem.

The Azzurri are in the same group as Sweden, Belgium and the Republic of Ireland in this summer’s tournament.

Today Coach Erik Hamren named his list of players for Sweden, but “on Monday there was some news that made me think.

“Ekdal has to rest completely now, we don’t know how long for. He might not be in the squad at the finals, it depends on the recovery process.”

Former Cagliari midfielder Ekdal, now at Hamburg, sustained a freak injury when he fell on to a glass table top this weekend, leaving him with a deep cut to his back.

Italy face Sweden on June 17 in Toulouse.

The squad includes Palermo midfielder Oscar Hiljemark, Torino defender Pontus Jansson and ex-Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Sweden squad for Euro 2016:

Goalkeepers: Andreas Isaksson (Kasımpaşa), Robin Olsen (København), Patrik Carlgren (AIK)

Defenders: Ludwig Augustinsson (København), Erik Johansson (København), Pontus Jansson (Torino), Victor Lindelöf (Benfica) Andreas Granqvist (Krasnodar), Mikael Lustig (Celtic), Martin Olsson (Norwich)

Midfielders: Jimmy Durmaz (Olympiakos), Albin Ekdal (Hamburg), Oscar Hiljemark (Palermo), Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland), Pontus Wernbloom (CSKA Moskow), Erkan Zengin (Trabzonspor), Oscar Lewicki (Malmö), Emil Forsberg (Leipzig), Kim Källström (Grasshoppers)

Forwards: Marcus Berg (Panathinaikos), John Guidetti (Celta), Zlatan Ibrahimović (PSG), Emir Kujovic (Norrköping)

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