Diego Llorente out for 'three to four weeks' confirms Marcelo Bielsa

Making his first start since his close-season move from Real Sociedad for an £18m fee, the Spanish international suffered further luckless fortune when he came off after just ten minutes in the 2-1 victory at St James’ Park.

The 27-year-old, whose Elland Road career has been blighted with injury thus far, is now facing another spell on the sidelines.

Speaking after the game at Newcastle, Bielsa spoke about his concerns regarding Llorente’s state of mind after his fresh injury issue.

Confirming the length of time regarding his absence, Bielsa, who is likely to continue with Pascal Struijk at centre-half in Sunday’s game at Leicester City, said: “It is a muscular injury and he is going to be out for three or four weeks.

“We are all trying to help him and support him through this injury.”

Bielsa reports no new problems ahead of Sunday’s encounter against the Foxes, who beat Leeds 4-1 in the autumn.

The Argentine said: “After every game, there are always knocks. As the games gets closer, we will find out the severity is to whether they are going to play.

“At the moment, there are no players with any important injuries.”