Leeds United had eight first team players missing for the weekend’s first pre-season friendly against Wrexham - and four of the absences were down to injuries.
Here we run through who was missing from the matchday squad against Phil Parkinson’s side, why and what we know about when each player might be back.
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1. Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Calvert-Lewin has suffered a small set back in pre- season which prevented him from completing his individual programme. He’s now training individually on camp and building up to returning to team training and playing. | Getty Images
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2. Jaka Bijol
Bijol has taken a knock to his knee which is why he was not involved. | Getty Images
3. Sebastiaan Bornauw
Bornauw was said to have a minor issue and so was not risked. | Getty Images
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4. Ilia Gruev
Gruev's end to the 2025-26 season was cut short by a meniscus knee injury. It was always expected that he would ne back for pre-season training and the Bulgarian was named in the group for the USA tour but it's understandable that his comeback could take some time. | Getty Images
5. Noah Okafor
Leeds revealed upon naming their travelling squad that Okafor had been given an extended break due to reaching the Quarter-Final of the World Cup with Switzerland and was therefore not named in the squad. | Getty Images
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6. Brenden Aaronson
Leeds said last week that other players that competed at the World Cup would join up with the group later. Aaronson was named in the squad but has yet to be seen with the group. Expected to feature later on in the tour. | Getty Images