Leeds United’s international stars enjoyed mixed fortunes during their first round of November break fixtures. Four Whites featured for Wales in a 1-0 win over Liechtenstein while Japan and the USA also won but their domestic teammates experienced World Cup qualifying defeat with Bulgaria, Sweden and Slovenia.
All of Daniel Farke’s first-team squad look to have come through the weekend without any major issues but there is another full round of international fixtures before domestic football returns this weekend. Leeds will be desperate to get their tricky run of fixtures off to a fast start when they host Aston Villa on Sunday.
Leeds will start to welcome back their international squad members as this week goes on and build-up towards Villa on Sunday intensifies. Below, the YEP takes a look at when each player’s final fixture is and therefore when they can report back at Thorp Arch.
7. Ao Tanaka (Japan)
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