Luke Ayling injury update as Leeds United squad flies out to Sardinia for Cagliari Calcio clash

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.