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Brown eager to make Leeds debut after overcoming injury hell

Chelsea loanee Izzy Brown is looking forward to making his Leeds United debut after missing 10 months of action.

Brown has been unavailable since January due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury which he picked up whilst on loan at Brighton.

Last Friday, the 21-year-old stepped onto a pitch for the first time since joining Leeds United when he played in a development squad game against Birmingham City.

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After playing 45 minutes, Brown feels he is not far off being available for first-team football with Marcelo Bielsa's Championship side.

“It’s happening. I played my first 45 the other day and I’ve got 90 minutes to play on Monday, that’s the plan so far.