Leeds United assess new injury concern for RB Leipzig loanee Jean-Kevin Augustin

The Frenchman has played just 48 minutes of Championship football since his January 27 move from RB Leipzig.

He picked up a hamstring injury on Februay 24 and had initially hoped to return for Luton Town's visit to Elland Road before the international break, but the coronavirus pandemic forced the suspension of the season.

Augustin, brought in to provide competition for Marcelo Bielsa's first-choice frontman Patrick Bamford, worked hard during his rehabilitation period and stuck to a strict diet to reach his target weight, telling staff he felt better than when he first arrived in England.

The 22-year-old was able to begin working from the same fitness programme as the rest of the squad, while continuing supplementary work to fully repair the muscle.

But the player is now being assessed by the club's medical team to investigate whether or not he has sustained a fresh injury or a reoccurence of his hamstring problem and to ascertain whether or not he will be unavilable for the remaining nine games of the Championship season.

The 2019/20 campaign begins again on June 20, with Leeds in action a day later at Cardiff City.

Augustin was brought in on loan with an eye to a permanent move this summer, were the club to secure promotion to the Premier League.