Leeds defender Struijk to miss season run-in
Leeds United defender Pascal Struijk will miss the rest of the season with a foot injury.The 25-year-old Dutchman picked up the injury in last Saturday's 1-1 draw at Luton Town.Struijk has made 38 appearances for Leeds, who are top of the Championship on goal difference, in all competitions this season."Pascal, I can confirm his season is over, he doesn't need surgery but will be out for 10 weeks," boss Daniel Farke said.Farke also confirmed that winger Dan James, who scored the winning goal in Tuesday's 1-0 win at Middlesbrough, will miss Saturday's home game against Preston North End with a hamstring injury.The Whites are level on points with Burnley and two clear of third-placed Sheffield United with five games to go.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Scottish Sun
9 minutes ago
- Scottish Sun
Former Rangers star 'emerges as shock contender' for vacant Motherwell manager's job
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) FORMER Rangers and Dundee star Charlie Adam is being considered for the Motherwell job, according to a report. It was reported last week that midfielder Adam was leaving his role as Everton's set piece coach under David Moyes in an attempt to return to frontline management. Sign up for the Rangers newsletter Sign up 2 Charlie Adam with David Moyes Credit: Reuters 2 Fir Park, Motherwell Credit: Kenny Ramsay He was previously head coach at Fleetwood Town - and now the Daily Record say he could be set to return north of the border in the top job at Fir Park. We told you yesterday how Central Coast Mariners boss Mark Jackson had emerged as a shock candidate for the job. Leeds-born Jackson, a former defender who mainly played in England's lower leagues, has spent the past three years Down Under after previously bossing MK Dons. He has won an A-League Premiership and Championship as well as the Asian Champions League Two title. In the 2023-24 season Jackson and the Mariners won a Double, emulating ex-Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou who achieved the feat with Brisbane Road in 2010-11. Jackson took over from Nick Montgomery who had left to become manager of Hibs following the club's A-League Grand Final victory. The 47-year-old honed his coaching talents working at Leeds United, where he came through the ranks as a player. The Fir Park side were rocked when Michael Wimmer chose to step down from the club. He departed at the end of the season for family reasons to join SVV Jahn Regensburg. Robbie Neilson and Tony Docherty have also been linked with the position but the 'Well board have shown they're unafraid to look outwith the usual contenders for the role. Michael Wimmer set to QUIT Motherwell for new job after just TWELVE games as Scottish Premiership side left stunned Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Daily Record
25 minutes ago
- Daily Record
Two World Cup winners, club record signing and a future boss in £35m splurge – Rangers' biggest transfer window
It was a huge summer of change at Ibrox 27 years ago with Dick Advocaat embarking on a major spending spree Russell Martin is still to make his first signing as Rangers manager and fans are eager to see what kind of quality will come through the door at Ibrox this summer. But imagine the Light Blues recruited a couple of World Cup winners, broke their club record fee and signed a host of international stars? It's a scenario Martin could only dream of given it's changed days at Rangers - but that was very much the reality in the summer of 1998. The Martin revolution will be much lower key than 27 years ago when Dick Advocaat arrived for a revolution not seen down Edmiston Drive since Graeme Souness changed the face of Scottish football just over a decade earlier. It came on the back of the club's first trophyless season in since the campaign before Souness arrived, with Walter Smith stepping down to be replaced by the Dutchman. David Murray opened his cheque book to sign off on the kind of spending spree that would eventually see the club's financial collapse. Almost £35million was spent that season in the days before there was a transfer window. First in was Advocaat's trusted captain at his former club PSV Eindhoven, Arthur Numan (£5m), who only missed out on a place at the World Cup final in France weeks earlier on penalties after a shoot-out defeat to Brazil. Giovanni van Bronckhorst shared a dressing room room with him during the tournament and joined him at Ibrox for the same fee - with flop Peter van Vossen thrown into the deal that brought him from Feyenoord. Rangers made a profit on classy midfielder van Bronckhorst when he was later sold to Arsenal and he of course returned as boss recently. Advocaat revealed the white boots of Gabriel Amato first caught his attention while playing for Real Mallorca and the Argentinian's skills saw him stand out at Rangers but he wasn't used enough to justify his fee (£4.2m). After continually being linked with a move to Rangers, Andrei Kanchelskis (£5.5) finally arrived at Ibrox and it was a then club record fee that brought him from Fiorentina. Andy Goram left big gloves to fill but Lionel Charbonnier (£1.2m) had a World Cup winners' gong in his luggage when he touched down in Glasgow. The eccentric Frenchman was joined later that season by Stephane Guivarc'h (£3.5m) from Newcastle United who was also in that triumphant Les Bleus squad. Yet for all the big money spent that summer, it was perhaps a free transfer who proved the best piece of business - Rod Wallace signing from Leeds United for nothing. The same couldn't be said of the late Daniel Prodan (£2.2m) who never played a first team game with the Romanian's rushed medical a harsh lesson with the defender plagued by a knee injury. Article continues below Murray was keen to keep a Scottish identity amid the influx of foreigners and who better than Braveheart himself? Colin Hendry (£4m) was Scotland captain, having led the nation at the World Cup in France. Neil McCann (£1.2m) added to the tartan contingent when he signed from Hearts in the winter alongside Stefan Klos (£700,000) who went on to become one of Rangers' greatest ever keepers. And even as the Light Blues closed in on a domestic treble that season, they continued to splash the cash with Claudio Reyna (£1.2m) signing from Wolfsburg, Craig Moore (£1m) returning to the club after a brief spell at Crystal Palace and youngster Lee Feeney (£100,000) from Linfield.
Scottish Sun
40 minutes ago
- Scottish Sun
QPR to appoint former Champions League manager, 44, who launched Real Madrid star's career after Marti Cifuentes axe
The Frenchman has been out of work since last November POWER RANGER QPR to appoint former Champions League manager, 44, who launched Real Madrid star's career after Marti Cifuentes axe Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) QPR are set to name former Rennes and Strasbourg boss Julien Stephan as the club's new head coach. Rangers placed Marti Cifuentes on gardening leave in April after Sunsport revealed he was close to quitting the club following a breakdown in his relationship with 27-year-old chief executive Christian Nourry. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Julien Stephan is set to be unveiled as the new boss of QPR Credit: AFP or licensors 2 The former Rennes boss has worked with talent such as Eduardo Camavinga (middle) Credit: AFP The decision to stand down Cifuentes came after the Spaniard's representatives made contact with West Brom following Tony Mowbray's sacking last month. West Brom have since appointed Ryan Mason as their new boss. But with no chance of a thawing in relations between Nourry and Cifuentes, Rangers turned their attention to Stephan. The 44-year-old has been keen to work in England since being sacked by Ligue 1 side Rennes last November. Stephan guided Rennes to the knock-out stages of the Europa League for the first time in 2018 where they lost 4-3 to Arsenal. A year later he led the club to victory over PSG in the French Cup final. The Frenchman also spent two seasons with Strasbourg before returning to his former club in 2023. Stephan brought a host of big-name stars through the ranks at Rennes. He was responsible for launching the career of Real Madrid star Eduardo Camavinga, and worked with Barcelona playmaker Raphinha. And he also worked with Serhu Guirassy, Jeremy Doku and Ismaila Sarr. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK Stephan has agreed terms on a two-year deal with the Championship club. QPR have been out of the top flight since relegation from the Premier League in 2015. 'Egg and flour attack sparked training ground wars' | QPR captain Steve Cook plays What the EFL?! They are preparing for their 11th-straight season in the Championship, with just two top-half finishes in that time. Last season they finished 15th, six points clear of the relegation zone but ten behind the playoff places in what was ultimately a disappointing campaign. Cifuente was placed on gardening leave in April, with the club recently releasing a host of players.
