Hamburg SV's Rafael van der Vaart (R) collides with FSV Mainz 05 Elkin Soto during their German first division Bundesliga soccer match in Mainz, Germany, May 3, 2015. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
BERLIN (Reuters) - Mainz 05 are planning to offer Colombian Elkin Soto a one-year contract extension after the midfielder sustained a horrific knee injury in their defeat by Hamburg SV on Sunday that can put his career in doubt, the Bundesliga club said on Monday.
The midfielder dislocated his knee, tore the cruciate as well as the medial collateral ligaments and a meniscus as he mis-kicked under pressure from Hamburg's Rafael van der Vaart.
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