Max Wober (Image: Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)

Loaned-out Leeds United defender Max Wober has revealed that the hamstring injury which is keeping him sidelined until November involved a tearing of the muscle.

The Austrian has not yet played for loan club Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga due to his setback, which prevented him from starting rehabilitation for six weeks. Wober’s only appearance for the German outfit so far has been in the cup, the opening game of the season.

"The whole thing happened a week-and-a-half before the cup match in Bielefeld. I got a hamstring injury,” he told Sky Germany. "It caused a structural injury to the muscle. The muscle tore little by little.

"I didn't really notice it during the game. The next morning, however, came with a major shock - I woke up with a huge lump in my thigh. Shortly afterward, I was diagnosed with a torn muscle and a torn muscle bundle.

“Since then, I've been fighting to get back as quickly as possible. Now it's all about the muscle growing back, then I can fully tackle rehab.”

Wober - on a year-long loan at Werder Bremen - required two rounds of knee...