- The worst fears have been confirmed: The Mainzer Elkin Soto suffered in the game against Hamburg a total loss in the knee
- The Club. is shocked.
- Manager Christian Heidel offers him a new one-year contract to.
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Heavy injury against Hamburg
shock to the Bundesliga club FSV Mainz 05: The career of midfielder Elkin Soto is ended prematurely with great certainty. The Colombian suffered in the match on Sunday against Hamburger SV (1: 2) a serious knee injury
The 34-year-old who wants to return to his homeland after the current season, was a “complete dislocation. the knee “diagnosed. It tore the anterior cruciate ligament and the medial collateral ligament. Also, the meniscus was affected. Soto has to stay in hospital for the time being. Also to make sure that the vessels were not injured.
“I have such a knee never seen”
“I am a long time here, but I have such a knee . never seen all that happened after that in the game was not important, “the visibly battered Mainz manager Christian Heidel, which (since 2007 in the club) against the actual arrangements made a new offer to the longstanding FSV professional Soto said” If he wants, he gets immediately a contract for another year. “
Soto had in the 33rd minute after a tackle with the Hamburg Rafael van der Vaart will be helped off the pitch. “. I’m incredibly sorry but it was not intentional and no foul”, the Dutchman, who described the scene correctly said: “He told me kicked between the legs while hyperextended his leg.” . HSV coach Bruno Labbadia wanted Soto “a speedy recovery from the whole club”
FSV president Harald Strutz described the injury as tragic, the Mainzer professional Johannes Geis was deeply affected: “When a comrade so close to the career-ending is so seriously injured, words fail me. “
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