Patrick Bamford has been given some hope after being told he could miss the rest of the season with a foot injury.
Leeds claimed on Sunday night that Bamford would need at least six weeks’ rest after scans revealed he had ruptured a ligament in his foot called the plantar fascia. That timescale means he would miss virtually all of the remainder of the campaign and may not play again this season.
Two days on and the outlook is slightly less gloomy. Rodrigo and Pascal Struijk suffered similar injuries and the Spain striker was able to return after four to five weeks’ rest. Bamford could be back in action by early to mid-May if his rest period is the same length, giving him the chance of featuring in Leeds’ final three games against Arsenal on May 7, Brighton on May 15 and Brentford on May 22.
