Leeds United captain Ethan Ampadu has been ruled out for ten weeks with a knee ligament injury.
Manager Daniel Farley confirmed on Monday that the midfielder had sustained a “serious” injury to his lateral knee ligament but would not require surgery.
Ampadu went down in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Coventry City after a challenge with Ben Sheaf and briefly returned to the fuel before being substituted.
Farke expects Ampadu to be out of first-team training for ten weeks as he recovers. That would take the Welshman out until December, although a period of working towards match fitness means he may not return until January. Ampadu will also likely miss Wales’ four Nations League fixtures across the October and November international breaks.
Leeds will also be without Dan James and Manor Solomon who remain sidelined with hamstring and back concerns. Farke will also be without Max Wober for six weeks as the defender undergoes surgery on his meniscus tomorrow.
Isaac Schmidt will not travel for Tuesday night’s game against Norwich City due to a glute complaint.
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