Leeds have two new fitness problems after illness in the camp
Friday, 24th Oct 2025 11:57 by Tim Whelan

Okafor and Gnonto are yet to return to full training, and now two other players have joined them on the sidelines in the run up to tonight's vital game against West Ham United.

There is no word yet on the club’s official site, but The Athletic are quoting Daniel Farke as saying “A few players are struggling with illnesses, like probably the whole country is doing at the moment. Ethan Ampadu and Pascal Struijk missed team training today, so (there are) also question marks about their availability.”

Bijol would be the obvious replacement for Struijk, which would please the ‘why have we paid £15m for a player just to keep him on the bench’ faction on social media, along with those who think Struijk might have been at fault for a couple of the goals we have conceded lately. Ampadu might leave bigger shoes to fill, but this could involve Longstaff dropping deeper and giving Tanaka a game in a more attacking midfield role.

Farke would also have to decide who captains the side if his captain...