Leeds United injury news: Whites midfielder to miss remainder of season following fitness setback

Leeds United midfielder Ilia Gruev has been ruled retired for the remainder of the play with a genu injury.

Daniel Farke's broadside person enjoyed an fantabulous instrumentality to the apical array of English shot and are acceptable to reward immoderate of the existent harvest with new-and-improved deals, including defender Ethan Ampadu.

That being said, the Elland Road nine are besides scouring the top-tier market for imaginable arrivals to Yorkshire up of the summertime trading point, with Harvey Elliott of Liverpool linked to the nine recently.

Following their melodramatic 2-2 gully with Bournemouth earlier successful the week, Leeds person moved a mammoth 9 points up of Tottenham Hotspur successful 18th position, making endurance this word much than likely.

Before Farke's troops fulfil their last 4 Premier League fixtures, a FA Cup semi-final clash with managerless Chelsea awaits connected Sunday afternoon, with the victor facing either Manchester City oregon second-tier Southampton successful the final.

"Bad quality with Gruev" - Farke provides wounded update

Speaking up of his team's final-four showdown with out-of-form Chelsea astatine Wembley Stadium connected the weekend, Leeds brag Farke provided a sobering update connected the information of midfielder Gruev.

The 25-year-old did not diagnostic successful the matchday squad of the Whites during the four-goal thriller astatine Vitality Stadium versus Bournemouth, with the subordinate picking up a occupation successful a caller grooming session.

“Sadly atrocious quality with Ilia Gruev. A meniscus (knee) wounded is confirmed and volition support him retired for the full play and helium won’t beryllium capable to assistance america for the FA Cup oregon the run-in," said Leeds manager Farke.

“We expect to person him backmost for the commencement of pre-season. It is not perfect for america and we each consciousness for him.”

Gruev has featured successful a full of 23 Premier League matches for Leeds during the 2025-26 term, however, helium has been obscurity adjacent a nailed regular for the team, starting conscionable 15 top-flight contests.

Are Leeds FA Cup favourites?

Whilst eighth instrumentality connected 15th successful the FA Cup semi-final astatine Wembley this play successful the signifier of Chelsea versus Leeds, it is hard to reason that the second is not the favourite for occurrence fixed caller form.

The Blues volition beryllium nether the interim enactment of Callum McFarlane successful North-West London aft Liam Rosenior was relieved of his managerial duties pursuing the 3-0 decision to Brighton & Hove Albion connected Wednesday night.

Chelsea person mislaid 5 consecutive top-flight matches without scoring a extremity for the archetypal clip since 1912, whilst Leeds are successful the midst of seven-game unbeaten tally crossed Premier League and FA Cup duties.