Leeds United get their 2022/23 Premier League campaign underway on Saturday with a visit from Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The Whites have been busy this summer, with a number of high-profile signings drafted in to bolster Jesse Marsch’s squad, as well a couple of big name deparatures to contend with too.
With a little under a month to go before the transfer window closes, United continue to be linked with several potential acquisitions, but for the time being at least, Marsch knows the options that he has at disposal for this weekend’s top flight curtain-raiser.
The American is set to be without as many as nine players against Wolves, with absences ranging from the brief to the long-term.
For their part, Bruno Lage’s men also have their fair share of injury issues to deal with.
Raul Jimenez, Nelson Semedo, Adama Traore, Chiquinho, and Matija Sarkic are all expected to miss out on the trip to Elland Road.
With that in mind, here is the full list of Leeds United’s likely absentees...
7. Stuart Dallas - Leg
“Stuart Dallas is making progress, he has had a couple of check ups after the severe surgery and he’s right on track”, Marsch added. | Getty Images
8. Mateusz Bogusz - Knee
Marsch explained: “Bogusz has been working incredibly hard and has also been on the pitch and we’re hopeful he can be back in team training soon. He could be an option. I need to get to know him better and see him with our team. It’s exciting that he’s coming back strong.” | POOL/AFP via Getty Images
9. Dani van den Heuvel - Vertebrae
“Van den Heuvel had a car accident with the U20s in Holland. He broke some vertebrae, we were really worried, not even as a football injury but a life situation and he’s showing really good progress. He’s back in the gym. It will be a couple of months before he’ll be eligible”, Marsch concluded. | Getty Images