Daniel Farke says two Leeds United players will miss Cardiff City clash, but two are fit again

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Daniel Farke has delivered an injury update on his Leeds United squad ahead of Saturday afternoon’s clash against Cardiff City, amid the drama of the January transfer window.

The Leeds United manager kept his cards close to his chest when asked about new signings. Daniel Farke didn’t give any information when asked about Cameron Archer, with Leeds said to be confident of a deal.

Leeds have also been linked with signing Matt Targett, after reports earlier this week said The Whites had made an enquiry to sign the left-back. It has been claimed that Leeds are closing in on a deal for Targett.

In terms of injury news ahead of this weekend’s clash against Cardiff, the 30th Championship outing, the Leeds manager delivered updates on four players. It is good news for two, but two others will be missing.

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Daniel Farke delivers injury update on Leeds United quartet

Patrick Bamford was always expected to miss Saturday’s clash against Cardiff. The injury-prone striker has suffered a setback in recovery from a hamstring issue and is likely to be out until the middle of February.

Meanwhile, Max Wober continues to struggle with knee issues and Farke confirmed both will be missing on Saturday. However, he did have good news with Pascal Struijk and Sam Chambers both available.

“Pascal is back in team training, also Sam Chambers. Wöber and Patrick will be out for the game – they are the only two concerns,” Farke said in quoted published on Leeds United’s X account during the presser.

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With Struijk fit again and likely to come back into the side, it means skipper Ethan Ampadu will return to his natural role of midfield. Farke has previously said Ampadu is not a long-term solution at centre-back.

So, who does Ampadu replace? Does he start ahead of Ao Tanaka or Ilia Gruev, and who partners him in midfield. Leeds are at home and likely to dominate, so it could see Rothwell come in alongside Ampadu.

But Tanaka is the best option to go with Ampadu. Either way, it will see Gruev drop out of the side after he started in midfield against Burnley. Elsewhere, Junior Firpo is fit again and he could start at left-back.

Farke also has a decision to make up top – either Joel Piroe or Mateo Joseph with Piroe struggling for form in recent matches. Largie Ramazani’s form may convince Farke to hand the Belgian a run out, too.