The 27-year-old is expected to rejoin the Leeds United team this weekend to play Ipswich.
Junior Firpo is expected to rejoin the Leeds United team for their Saturday matchup against Ipswich Town.
Firpo had a hamstring injury during the 3-1 victory over Swansea City at the end of November, and he has not played for the past three weeks.
Daniel Farke confirmed in his pre-match press conference before the 1-1 draw with Coventry City at the weekend that Firpo had returned to training on Friday, but would not be ready to return to the squad.
However, now according to Leeds Live, Firpo is expected to be fit enough to be back against Ipswich, though at this stage it is unclear whether he will be ready to start.
Djed Spence has been forced to fill in there over the last couple of matches with Sam Byram also on the sidelines, but given Firpo’s injury record this season, it is hard to see him being thrown straight back in.
Firpo return but welcome, but Leeds need a new left-back
Left-back has once again been a problem position for Leeds over the last few weeks, with Byram’s absence extremely hard felt for Farke’s side.
In the six matches Byram has not started this season, Leeds have not yet won a single one, though in fairness to Firpo, he has only started just one of those.
Having missed the first three months of the season due to injury, Firpo has had a terrible season. After that, he made a brief comeback before developing a new problem.
Farke has already acknowledged that Leeds would desperately need a left-back in January, regardless of whether Firpo can stay healthy over the holidays.
The extent of Firpo’s involvement in the upcoming weeks will be intriguing to watch, since he has also been connected to leaving Elland Road in January.
