Luke Ayling injury update as Leeds United squad flies out to Sardinia for Cagliari Calcio clash
LEEDS UNITED defender Luke Ayling looks set to miss the first few games of the season following a knock suffered in training before the club's first pre-season friendly against York City.
Ayling has not featured for the Whites in pre-season after receiving a kick in training and the 27-year-old has had surgery on the problem.
However, the defender is not believed to be facing a long-term absence at a time when United forward Kemar Roofe is also set to miss the first few games of the season.]
Roofe limped off during the second half of the Whites' 2-1 victory over Western Sydney Wanderers in Australia on Saturday.
United initially feared a long-term issue but further assessment returned a positive result with Roofe suffering a severe sprain.