A claim has emerged on Leeds United winger Crysencio Summerville after he sustained an injury earlier this week...
What's the latest?
The winger limped off the pitch in the seventh minute of the friendly clash with Elche on Thursday night and Jesse Marsch has now provided an update on the youngster.
LeedsLive journalist Beren Cross tweeted an update after the match:
"Marsch hopeful Summerville and Perkins issues won't be too bad. #lufc."
Meanwhile, Illan Meslier has a glandular fever and the club are hoping that he will be available to face defending champions Manchester City on the 28th of December, which is why he was not involved against the Spanish side and this means that he is not a long-term doubt.
Big boost
The American's hopefulness over Summerville's injury not being a serious one could be a big boost to the American head coach ahead of the return of Premier League football after Christmas.
He made his way into the starting XI and scored four goals in four top-flight outings prior to the break for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, finding the back of the net against Tottenham, Liverpool, Bournemouth and Fulham.
The Whites boss heaped praise on the winger back in November but made a point of keeping him grounded, saying: “A big factor for him is discipline and professionalism and work ethic. I’ve been on top of him again this week to make sure that he has a very good training week.
“He has looked really good. We’re hopeful that he can establish himself more and more.”
Summerville has shown plenty of promise at youth level, with 14 goals and 12 assists in 30 appearances for Leeds' U21s, and is now starting to showcase his true potential in the first-team.
The break arguably came at the worst possible time for the attacker as he was finally hitting his stride by scoring goals in the Premier League and becoming a key member of the starting XI.
Therefore, suffering a serious injury and being ruled out for a number of matches ahead of the restart would have been a huge blow to Summerville and Leeds, as Marsch would be losing an exciting goal threat who has proven that he can be a match-winner in the top-flight.
This means that the latest update on his situation could be a big boost as the manager does not appear to be fearing the worst ahead of their clash with City at Elland Road later this month.