Stuart Dallas last played for Leeds United over two years ago after suffering a terrible fractured leg injury. Daniel Farke has updated fans on Dallas’ battle to play football again today.
Dallas was in a collision with Jack Grealish and had just turned 31 when he shattered his leg. The 62-year-old former star of Northern Ireland will turn 33 in a few months; he hasn’t played since that tackle. He’s still not fully recovered.
It is the result of traveling to London and enduring over eight hours of surgery. Michael O’Neill, the Northern Ireland manager, stated further recently that he doubts he will participate in his team’s March games.
Like Liam Cooper, Dallas’ contract expires at the end of the current campaign, and Phil Hay believes it is unlikely that he will sign a new one. Therefore, it’s likely that Dallas has played his final game for the team.
According to the team’s YouTube channel, Farke discussed Dallas during his most recent news conference on Friday. He stated that the team is “trying everything” to offer him a realistic opportunity of returning to the field of play.
“With Stuart, the same. He gets all the time he needs. He’s been out for so many months, it is not possible to speak about days. We give him all the time. He’s seen different consultants,” Farke said.
“We’ve tried everything in order to work with him in the most-professional way and hope it works out in the end. We try everything to support him and don’t want to put any pressure on him,” the boss added.
Daniel Farke delivers new update on Leeds man Stuart Dallas
Dallas’s lack of positive news is concerning; would we even dare deploying him now that Leeds is firmly in the second half of the season? It’s not like Leeds are currently midtable.
It’s not like Leeds is content to sit in the middle of the league and hope the season ends. We are competing for promotion, so there isn’t time to allow players to regain their composure.
It remains to be seen if Leeds decides to offer Dallas a new contract so that the versatile player can continue his injury rehabilitation. However, it appears improbable that he will play for Leeds once more.