Luke Ayling looks like he might be a doubt for Leeds United this weekend after footage emerged of him on social media looking under the weather. Â
Leeds welcome Blackburn Rovers to Elland Road tomorrow afternoon looking to extend their unbeaten run to five games since Octoberâs international break, a spell that Ayling has played a big part of.
After returning from injury against West Brom, Ayling has re-established himself in Marcelo Bielsaâs defensive unit, featuring at both right-back and centre-half in recent weeks.
That was expected to continue tomorrow against Rovers, but an image of Ayling has emerged suggesting heâs ill.
@lufcsnapchats shared the image from his partnerâs â Poppy Weller â Instagram story, where she states she was âlooking after poorly boyâ.
Ayling started the season on the sidelines after a carrying a problem into the campaign from the summer, but heâs returned to feature in the last six fixtures, with the 28-year-old making five starts.
If he does indeed miss out against Blackburn, Bielsa might be forced to move Stuart Dallas back to right-back or he could consider brining Gaetano Berardi into the right of his back-three.
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The Verdict Â
This is obviously a little bit of a concern heading into the Blackburn game, as Ayling has been excellent since returning to the fold.
However, it is hard to read too much into how ill he actually is, as Bielsa didnât mention it in the press yesterday - thatâs something the manager mightâve done in the past.
All eyes on tomorrowâs team news, then.
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