‘Recovering nicely’: Leeds boss shares new update on fitness of Djed Spence and Willy Gnonto ahead of QPR

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Daniel Farke has confirmed Leeds United duo Djed Spence and Willy Gnonto are on track with their respective recoveries from injury.

Farke was speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of Leeds’ clash with Queens Park Rangers on Wednesday, where he gave an update on all of Leeds’ current injured players.

Spence and Gnonto are arguably Leeds’ most important absentees at the moment, though with the international break next week, that will provide them with more time to recover.

Spence suffered ligament damage in training ahead of Leeds’ win at Millwall in September during the previous international window.

Gnonto, meanwhile, has undergone surgery in his ankle after he was forced off in the first half of Leeds’ 0-0 draw at Hull City.

Farke provides update on Spence and Gnonto

Spence’s initial timeline for recovery was set at eight weeks and is now almost three into that, while Gnonto is expected back after the international break.

Farke says both are ‘on track’ in terms of their recovery, before also providing an update on Junior Firpo and Stuart Dallas.

He said: “I would say with Willy Gnonto and Djed Spence everything is on track, they are recovering nicely but they won’t return before the international break. Junior Firpo will also be back in team training at the other side of the international break, no chance for him to comeback.

“Stuart Dallas has joined us in team training already, but in the last days he had to return to individual training but will be back training in the next days. A few weeks until he’s a topic for selections. All the others, a few little knocks after the last game but no new injuries so all of them are available.”

The sooner Gnonto and Spence are back available for selection the better for Leeds as both are clearly going to be key players this season.

Spence’s injury blow was of particular frustration for Leeds having only played 10 minutes following his arrival from Tottenham Hotspur, as well as Farke’s ongoing issue at right-back.