Leeds United's Adam Forshaw marks recovery from career-threatening injury with contract extension

Leeds United midfielder Adam Forshaw has signed a one-year contract extension after recovering from an injury which took two years out of his career and could easily have ended it.
By Stuart Rayner
Published 14th Jan 2022, 17:30 BST
Updated 14th Jan 2022, 17:34 BST

The club also has the option of extending it until the summer of 2024.

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The 30-year-old joined from Middlesbrough in January 2018 and made 52 appearances in all competitions before the September 2019 hip injury which threatened to put it all to a stop.

RECOVERY: Adam Forshaw has made 15 appearances in all competitions for Leeds United this season after 22 months outRECOVERY: Adam Forshaw has made 15 appearances in all competitions for Leeds United this season after 22 months out
RECOVERY: Adam Forshaw has made 15 appearances in all competitions for Leeds United this season after 22 months out
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It took 22 months and surgery before he returned, in August's League Cup win over Crewe Alexandra, the first of 15 appearances this season which showed he has made a full recovery.

With Kalvin Phillips one of a host of players injured at present, the Merseysider's importance to the team has only increased. He can play in Phillips's holding role, or a more box-to-box position.

The news of his contract extension is a real goal news story in a difficult season where the Whites have been beset by injury problems.

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