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Positive Leeds United injury update emerges amid transfer speculation

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Junior Firpo was expected to be out for around two months but the player appears to be ahead of schedule and closing in on a Leeds United return.

The Spaniard missed the start of the season through injury, with centre-back Pascal Struijk deputising in his stead.

Jesse Marsch revealed in his press conference last week that the player is still out but scans showed he was ahead of schedule from the initial pre-season prognosis and is potentially only two weeks away from being match ready.

Firpo’s fitness could mean Leeds’ search for a left-back is placed on pause. Phil Hay, speaking in The Athletic said: “There is a clamour for a left-back too but Junior Firpo is close to recovering from a pre-season hip injury and the club have not moved on that front, despite indicating in July that they were considering signing competition at his position.”

It seems now as though the club are happy with the options they have, with Firpo, Struijk and Leo Hjelde as the current primary options at left-back until January. By which time, we may begin to see the return of Stuart Dallas back into the first-team fold.

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Personally, given Firpo’s persistent injury issues, I would not take the chance of waiting until January for Dallas’ return and would instead add in some much-needed competition now.

Hjelde and Struijk are centre-backs by trade, and even if both have adequately filled the role at times, it is not something we should rely on in case of any long term injury to our only recognised first-team left-back. 

Firpo’s body cannot be trusted to hold up, it would be negligent of the club to ignore this and not recruit further in a position where we lack recognised depth.

Will Firpo make a bigger impact for Leeds next season?

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