Farke provides Struijk injury update | OneFootball

Pascal Struijk is expected to miss at least the next three weeks, after picking up a muscle injury on Wednesday.

Leeds United manager Daniel Farke confirmed the "bad news" in his pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday's clash against Sheffield Wednesday, stating that the defender reported "a little awareness in his hamstring".

"Out of precaution, he had a scan and sadly it's a muscle injury. He will definitely miss the next three weeks, he won't be involved in the games in January and early February."

"There's a small chance that the tendon is involved, right now it's too difficult to judge. Once the fluid in the muscle has settled, we can rescan him in the middle of next week to get a better timeframe. If the tendon was involved, then it would be a significantly longer rehab for him, and we would not just be speaking about three weeks, but three months.

"At the moment we are cautiously optimistic and it looks alright, so hopefully, fingers crossed it's just the three weeks."

Described by Farke as the "rock" in Leeds' defence, Struijk has made 26 appearances for the Whites this season, scoring three goals and helping the side keep 15 clean sheets.