Anton Stach 'days not weeks' away from return for Leeds - Daniel Farke
Stach missed last week’s Premier League wins against Manchester United and Wolves after sustaining ankle ligament damage
Daniel Farke has not entirely ruled out a surprise return for Germany midfielder Anton Stach in time for Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea.
Stach missed last week’s Premier League wins against Manchester United and Wolves after sustaining ankle ligament damage in the recent FA Cup quarter-final at West Ham.
When asked for an update on Stach’s progress and likely return, Farke said: “It’s difficult to say. We have to decide it day to day. It’s more or less crunch time period, for the cup and also the league.
“I’m pushing for him to come back as soon as possible. Normally, it would just be realistic to be back in May, but we’re heading into the end of April. Every day we get him back earlier is good.
“It’s more or less a question of days, not weeks anymore. I hope I have him back as soon as possible, that would be good.
“I don’t want to put additional pressure on him or the medical department, he has to be 100 per cent fit.”
Wales defender Joe Rodon could make his return from an ankle injury in Wednesday night’s Premier League game at Bournemouth, having returned as an unused substitute in Saturday’s 3-0 defeat of Wolves, but Daniel James (adductor) is still out.
Leeds sit on 39 points – eight clear of the bottom three – but Farke insisted at the weekend that his side’s survival fight was not yet complete, while Bournemouth are in the hunt for a place in Europe.