Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa has confirmed Gaetano Berardi will be out for “a lot of time” after a muscle and tendon problem. The 30-year-old has not long returned from a lengthy layout that saw him miss six league games this season, and now he’s set for another period on the sidelines.
Berardi was forced off after 27 minutes against Ipswich Town on October 24 and would miss Leeds’ meeting with Nottingham Forest three days later. Bielsa revealed he could be absent for some time and can’t quite explain the problem that keeping the defender out of action.