Tapsoba to miss start of the season
Bayer 04 will have to manage without central defender Edmond Tapsoba at the start of the season. The Burkina Faso international suffered a torn ankle ligament in individual training ahead of his return to Germany.
The 22-year-old has already undergone an operation. Edmond Tapsoba will complete his rehab at the Leverkusen 'Werkstatt'.
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