Graham Smyth: Leeds not expecting Kalvin Phillips to miss any games
Leeds United are not expecting Kalvin Phillips to miss any Premier League games after his withdrawal from the England squad.
The Yorkshire Pirlo was once again called up by Gareth Southgate for the World Cup Qualifiers against Andorra and Hungary this week.
Phillips has since withdrawn on Tuesday afternoon after picking up a minor calf strain in the 1-0 win over Watford.
Graham Smyth has shared the major update on his personal Twitter account in what will be a huge boost for the Whites.
“Kalvin Phillips out of the England squad,” he wrote.
“Calf strain. Leeds United don’t think he’ll miss any of their games.”
Huge.
Most Leeds fans will be breathing a huge sigh of relief right now after this news appeared to drop out of nowhere this afternoon.
Phillips was posting on his Instagram over the past week that he was delighted to earn another call-up, but it looks as though he won’t be leaving the medical room at Thorp Arch.
Despite Leeds being confident he won’t miss any games in the Premier League, we have heard that before many times from the club.
Our luck with injuries is terrible, and we have everything crossed he will be fine and ready to play against Southampton in less than two weeks time.
Having said all of that, if there was a good time for this to happen, it was now, with Phillips having almost two weeks to recover.
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