Leeds United fans fume at ‘ridiculous’ Junior Firpo development – ‘Bad feeling about this’
Leeds United fans are worried after Junior Firpo switched his international allegiance to the Dominican Republic.
The full-back, who was initially capped by Spain’s under-21s in 2018, is set to play March friendlies against Aruba and Peru for the Caribbean nation.
While swathes of the Elland Road faithful are happy that Firpo is earning senior international recognition, they were very fearful that he would pick up an injury during the fixtures.
Leeds have just two senior left-backs in the squad, Firpo and Sam Byram, and supporters fear that an injury to the former could provide a real problem.
Leeds United fans in fear of “ridiculous” Junior Firpo latest
Both have also had their injury issues this season, with Firpo missing 18 Championship games while Byram has been sidelined for seven.
Despite a lacklustre campaign in the Premier League last year, Firpo has regained many Leeds fans’ confidence with quality performances under Daniel Farke.
In 17 Championship games for the Whites this season, he has notched five assists, including providing for Patrick Bamford’s opener in their 2-0 win against Sheffield Wednesday on Friday (8 March).
Supporters have taken to social media to react to the “ridiculous” news, and some fear he could pick up a season-ending injury.
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