Leeds boss Farke confirms 'key player' Rodon set for lengthy spell on sidelines

[p]Manager Daniel Farke confirmed the ‌news as he spoke ahead of ‌the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/brighton-2XrRecc3/leeds-tUxUbLR2/?mid=UBkmalpQ"]trip to Brighton & Hove Albion[/a] on Saturday.[/p][p][b]"Yes, bad news,"[/b] he said ‌on Thursday. [b]"Joe has a hamstring ⁠injury. ‌He will be out for, at the ​moment, an assessment of eight to 10 weeks, so he ​will definitely not play before the next international break.[/b][/p][embed guid="a251ca7b-4cb0-4176-ab9e-06cdf0a7d899" url="https://x.com/BerenCross/status/2095491306227134700" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"Also, probably not ⁠the first ​games after the international break. A blow for us because he is a key player for us. But ‌it is football and sometimes you have to deal also with injuries. He will definitely miss the next eight to 10 weeks."[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rodon-joe/vskyBpSR/"]Rodon[/a] has started in both of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leeds/tUxUbLR2/"]Leeds[/a]' league games so far.[/p][p]His injury will also be a setback ‌for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wales/YcUP0Nqp/"]Wales[/a], who visit Portugal on ​September 24 and Denmark three ‌days later in Nations League Group A4 matches in the next international break.[/p][p]They also host Norway and Denmark in home Nations League games ⁠at the ⁠start of ‌October.[/p][infobox id="02b45e73-9abc-454d-882a-650a1a621f7d" /]