£40k-a-week Leeds star "definitely out" for weeks after new injury update

Leeds United have been dealt a concerning injury update to a £40,000-a-week star who is “definitely out for a few weeks”.

Leeds unbeaten in 16 Championship games before West Brom

Daniel Farke is preparing his Whites side for another important Championship fixture, this time against playoff-chasing West Bromwich Albion at Elland Road.

After some huge wins against automatic promotion rivals Sunderland and Sheffield United, Leeds find themselves five points clear at the top of the table, unbeaten in 16 second-tier games.

Their last league defeat came at Blackburn Rovers in November, with Farke praising the Baggies before Saturday’s meeting.

“West Brom are a pretty strong side. They are in fifth. For that, we have to be switched on and keep going in the small details. I’m not getting too carried away. We want to ride this momentum. I like when you see a manager works methodically. Their principles are always clear to see.”

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Overall, Leeds have been relatively lucky since the turn of the year with injuries, with only Patrick Bamford and Max Wober missing regular games in 2025.

However, club captain Ethan Ampadu, on £40,000-a-week, was missing from the 3-1 win at Bramall Lane with a knee problem, and a new update on the Welshman’s fitness has been delivered.

Latest Ethan Ampadu injury update from Leeds

Speaking ahead of the game against West Brom, Farke said that Ampadu is “definitely out for a few weeks” at the very best, and if their “conservative route” doesn’t work, surgery will be required, which would rule him out for the season.

“It’s a bit of a complicated situation. Surgery would have meant that he would have been out for the rest of the season, but after a few consultations, we have decided to try and go the conservative route.

“There’s a good chance that if the rehab programme works in the proper way, that this will be successful, but it would still mean that he’s definitely out for a few weeks.

“Normally, we’d expect him to be out for four to six weeks, so it means we won’t see him back in team training this side of the international break.

“Fingers crossed, everything works in the proper way, then we have him available for at least the run in, but there’s also still a chance that the conservative route doesn’t work out and he would need the surgery in the end.”

This isn’t an ideal update for Leeds and Ampadu, who will be missing for at least the next four Championship fixtures at the very least.

Hopefully, after the international break, the versatile holding midfielder will be available, but if not, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the captain travel with the squad regularly, as he did against Sheffield United.