Reports have emerged that Dan James is facing a delayed spell on the sidelines after the winger picked up an injury in Leeds United training this week, another knock in a string of injuries for James.

Injury at the end of last season meant James played no part against Plymouth on the final day, preventing the Wales winger from taking part in pre-season. It has shown in his Premier League starts this season.

Then, James suffered an injury to his hip against Fulham after coming on as a substitute, forcing him off after only just coming on. James had been expected to return in time to face Tottenham on Saturday.

But then, Adam Pope reported that James had picked up an injury that could see him missing for a long period of time. Pope did state that he is still checking with sources inside the club if the injury is lengthy.

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Following the news from Pope, Wales confirmed they had included James in their squad to face England and Belgium, the latter in World Cup qualifying. However, Craig Bellamy confirmed James had an injury.

The Wales manager said in a press conference on Tuesday that James’ injury is a problem with his ankle, not his knee, as first believed. But it has left fans frustrated at the decision to let Largie Ramazani leave.

Leeds allowed Ramazani to go on loan to Valencia and link up with Carlos Corberan. The lack of depth out wide has seen Brenden Aaronson start the last three and now, fans are annoyed Ramazani was let go.

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One disgruntled Leeds fan posted, “good job we didn’t loan out a winger and we brought in those extra attacking players”. Another described the decision to let Ramazani go as “extremely short-sighted”.

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Another said that “getting rid of Ramazani was such a good idea”. Another said Leeds could have “sold” James for “decent money” and simply kept Ramazani, but bemoaned the club’s decision to let him depart.

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What Daniel Farke said when letting Largie Ramazani leave…

Following confirmation of his loan move to Valencia, Farke explained to reporters in a press conference why he had let Ramazani go. He hinted that Ramazani’s lack of defensive quality was the reason for it.

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“He’s a player who needs confidence and consistency in order to bring the best out of him. I think it’s also fair to say that when you play a lot in the opponent’s half, then he can work his magic and his creativity.”

Ramazani has since netted an assist on debut for Valencia, with Corberan using the winger sparingly. The chances are he might be used a whole lot more at Leeds, than he might be during his time with Valencia.