Junior Firpo has suffered another setback in his Leeds United career after Jesse Marsch confirmed he could be out for eight weeks. The left-back suffered a knock in Thursday’s friendly against Blackpool and although the exact injury in unknown, the prognosis is concerning.
The 25-year-old did not join the squad on Sunday’s flight to Australia and will remain in West Yorkshire to make a start on his rehabilitation. He could miss up to six Premier League games if the eight-week timescale remains true, including home games against Chelsea and Everton.
Firpo’s injury has further highlighted a weak point in Marsch’s squad, and while incomings have been both often and of high quality, he and sporting director Victor Orta must be looking at left-back. Leif Davis is the only specialist in Australia - having returned from his loan spell at Bournemouth after failing to nail down a regular starting place - while Leo Hjelde and Pascal Struijk have featured at full-back rarely.
