Celtic man said he ‘knew’ former Leeds United star would leave and injury update

In this morning’s Leeds United news, we’ll be looking at a statement made by a backroom staff member at Celtic, who said that he ‘knew’ a former star player for the Whites would ‘last a short time’ at the club.

To add to this, we’ll also be giving an injury update ahead of Leeds’ game against Stoke City tonight - there is some positive news on this front, as a young defender is back in contention for selection.

Alejandro Lorenzo says he ‘knew’ Raphinha would leave Leeds

Celtic physio Alejandro Lorenzo, who worked at Leeds under the management of Marcelo Bielsa, has recently said that he knew Raphinha would depart the club for greener pastures when he saw him performing in training.

In an interview with AS, Lorenzo said: “My job consists, among other things, of taking care of and maintaining healthy legs that are worth a lot of money. Raphinha was an impressive footballer from the first day and I knew he would last a short time at Leeds.”

Leo Hjelde back from injury

Young defender Leo Hjelde is back from his Achilles tendon injury he suffered whilst out on international duty with the Norway U21s team, according to Farke. He is back in training with the rest of the squad and should be available for selection for the away game against Stoke City tonight.

Despite this good news, Farke also confirmed that Stuart Dallas and Djed Spence remain on the sidelines, as they continue to recover from their respective long-term injuries.

Speaking on Hjelde’s injury status in a recent press conference, Farke said [via Football Fancast]: “Improved with Leo [Hjelde]. He’s ready to go. All the lads came through [on] Saturday. We have our injuries with [Stuart] Dallas and [Djed] Spence, but other than that, everyone is in team training.”