Bayer Leverkusen's Gonzalo Castro out for season with knee injury

03:51 - 22 April 2015

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Versatile Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Gonzalo Castro's season has come to a premature end due to a knee injury.

Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Gonzalo Castro has been ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury in training on Wednesday.

Castro has made 20 Bundesliga appearances for Leverkusen this season, but will play no part in their final five games after sustaining a torn medial meniscus.

The club have confirmed that Castro will go under the knife and Roger Schmidt will be unable to call on the 27-year-old as his side battle to secure a top three finish which would ensure they automatically qualify for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.

The long-serving Castro has been linked with a move to Bayern Munich at the end of the season.