Leeds United ended their pre-season on a high on Saturday, cruising to a 4-0 win over Augsburg with their Premier League opener against Nottingham Forest now just a week away.
The Whites have already agreed a deal to sign Nico Elvedi from Borussia Monchengladbach, while Sebastiaan Bornauw is set to leave Elland Road and join Hamburg this summer.
Leeds are still hoping to add at least three more players after completing the Elvedi deal, but attention will now begin to turn towards the start of the Premier League campaign.
The Whites travel to the City Ground to face Nottingham Forest next weekend, with both sides already dealing with injury concerns ahead of the opening fixture.
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Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United injury news
Harry Wilson, Tarik Muharemovic and James Trafford are expected to make their competitive debuts for Leeds United against Forest at the City Ground.
However, Leeds are facing a few injury issues and are expected to be without at least three players when they travel to the Midlands later this week.
Gabriel Gudmundsson has already been ruled out due to a hamstring injury he suffered during pre-season, and Wilfried Gnonto is also unlikely to be fit to feature on Saturday.
Leeds are also without Ilia Gruev, who is recovering from a knee injury he sustained towards the end of last season and has missed pre-season.
Forest also have a few issues to sort out as Nicolo Savona is expected to miss the game due to a knee injury and Callum Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wood are major doubts to play against Leeds.
Daniel Farke and Oliver Glasner will provide more news on the injury front for their respective teams in their pre-match press conferences later this week.
Leeds will want to get off to a positive start
There is a sense of positivity around Leeds at the start of the season, with the club’s work in the transfer market garnering praise from all corners.
Leeds have improved their starting eleven, and all three new signings are expected to feature against Forest at the City Ground.
Daniel Farke has tried to manage expectations ahead of the new season. However, he would want to get off to a good start to Leeds’ Premier League campaign at the City Ground.
Forest are in bit of a flux and Oliver Glasner has indicated that his team may not be ready to face a tough opponent like Leeds at the start of the season.
Gabriel Gudmundsson Is the only issue, plenty of cover everywhere else, and be ok when Leeds buy what they promised? 🙈
Don’t say this lightly but Leeds could do a lot worse then make a move for Harry Amass as cover at LB. Man Utd apparently are prepared to let him go for as little as 6 million, and he looked more than capable in our pre-season friendly. Could be steal.