Leeds United captain Ethan Ampadu is expected to be sidelined until at least January due to a knee ligament injury sustained during their Championship victory over Coventry City.
The 24-year-old Wales international left the pitch in the 41st minute of Saturday’s 3-0 win against the Sky Blues.
Ampadu was slated to join the Wales squad for their upcoming Nations League matches against Iceland and Montenegro; manager Craig Bellamy is set to announce the squad on Wednesday.
“It’s a serious knee injury, he has damaged his lateral ligament – the doctors have recommended a conservative treatment so he doesn’t need surgery,” Leeds boss Daniel Farke told BBC Radio Leeds.
“It’s difficult to predict how long he will be out but it’s realistic to speak about 10 weeks until he can return to team training.
“It could be a few days more or less depending on the rehab. At the moment we expect him to be back in training at some point in December but he will need a bit of team training before he’s available.
“We expect him to be back [playing] at some point in January.”