leeds united key player Patrick Bamford will be out for the rest of the season due to...

Patrick Bamford of Leeds could be sidelined for the remainder of the campaign due to a foot injury.

The Premier League team announced that although the 28-year-old has torn a ligament, surgery is not necessary.

Rob Price, the club doctor, added Bamford will be sidelined for a minimum of six weeks, having sustained the injury a year ago.

“Despite treatment and a prolonged period of rehabilitation, the injury has progressed from a partial tear to a full rupture,” stated Price.

Bamford will find it difficult to return with eight weeks remaining in the season as 16th-place Leeds battles to avoid relegation.

The England international suffered an ankle injury in September and only made his comeback as a goal-scoring substitute in the 2-2 draw against Brentford in December. This is his most recent setback.

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