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Bayer Leverkusen says Renato Augusto faces an injury layoff as the Brazil midfielder needs an operation to cure a long-standing knee problem.
The Bundesliga side said in a statement Monday that Renato Augusto will undergo an operation by Brazil team doctor Jose Luiz Runco in Rio de Janeiro during the week.
The 23-year-old midfielder will return to Leverkusen to complete his rehabilitation.
The club did not say when the player would be able to return to action.
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Bayer managing director Wolfgang Holzhaeuser recently criticized Renato Augusto as an ''alibi footballer'' following some poor performances.
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