Daniel Farke gives fitness update ahead of Forest clash

Ahead of Leeds United’s Premier League opener in opposition to Nottingham Forest, supervisor Daniel Farke has nearly a completely match squad for the journey to the East Midlands.

There are two notable absences for the curtain raiser, nevertheless, in accordance with the boss who addressed the media in his first press convention of the brand new time period.

“Willy Gnonto will miss this game due to his hamstring injury. I hope he returns to team training soon but he will definitely miss this game.

“And also, Gabriel Gudmundsson is still out also for this game. Them two will definitely miss this first match. All the others at the moment, as it stands, are available.”

This week, the Whites bolstered their defensive ranks with the signing of Swiss worldwide defender Nico Elvedi, who joined the membership from Borussia Mönchengladbach.

The duo have labored collectively beforehand in Germany and discussing the brand new signing, Farke added: “He comes more or less like ready for the challenge and also with fresh excitement and new energy. That is what we wanted.

“In addition to that, he is also very flexible in the position that he can play. He can play the central position in the three-man formation but he can also play on the right and also on the left side.

“But, yes, as a centre-back, he has played more often on the left side than the right side, for example. It gives us even a bit more cover on all positions, anyhow, because our group is also not too big.

“And for that, we all get the feeling next to all these other qualities, it is a perfect fit for us. We are very happy to have him right now.”

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