Junior Firpo is expected to rejoin the Leeds United team for their Saturday matchup against Ipswich Town.
Firpo had a hamstring injury during the 3-1 victory over Swansea City at the end of November, and he has not played for the past three weeks.
Firpo returned to training on Friday, but Daniel Farke stated in his pregame press conference prior to the 1-1 draw with Coventry City that he would not be ready to rejoin the team.
Firpo is anticipated to be well enough to return against Ipswich, however it’s unknown at this point if he’ll be prepared to start. This information comes from Leeds Live.
Due to Sam Byram’s injury history this season, Djed Spence has been forced to step in for the last few games, although it is unlikely that Firpo will be immediately put back in.
Firpo’s return is appreciated, but Leeds needs a new left-back. Over the past three weeks, Leeds has struggled mightily at left-back, and Farke’s team has felt the full impact of Byram’s absence.
Leeds have not yet won any of the six games that Byram has not started this season, albeit to be fair to Firpo, he has only started one of those.
Having missed the first three months of the season due to injury, Firpo has had a terrible season. After that, he made a brief comeback before developing a new problem.
Farke has already acknowledged that Leeds would desperately need a left-back in January, regardless of whether Firpo can stay healthy over the holidays.
The extent of Firpo’s involvement in the upcoming weeks will be intriguing to watch, since he has also been connected to leaving Elland Road in January.
Having missed the first three months of the season due to injury, Firpo has had a terrible season. After that, he made a brief comeback before developing a new problem.
Farke has already acknowledged that Leeds would desperately need a left-back in January, regardless of whether Firpo can stay healthy over the holidays.
The extent of Firpo’s involvement in the upcoming weeks will be intriguing to watch, since he has also been connected to leaving Elland Road in January.
