Marcelo Bielsa asked if Raphinha will be available for Leeds this weekend

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Marcelo Bielsa has admitted that he has not yet decided whether Raphinha will be ready to be involved in Leeds United’s clash with Crystal Palace this weekend, in comments reported by Leeds Live.

Raphinha was one of the players who missed Monday’s game with Leicester City. The club announced on their official website that he had sustained an ankle injury.

Bielsa confirmed after the game that the problem was not too serious (via Leeds Live). However, he did not put a timeframe on when the summer signing would return.

The Leeds boss has once again stopped short of confirming how long the wide-man will be out for.

But he did hint that he is in with a chance of featuring at Selhurst Park when asked whether he will be back for Saturday.

“I haven’t decided just yet. We’re going to wait until tomorrow to see if it is convenient whether we can count on him or not,” he said, as reported by Leeds Live.

It would be a big boost for Leeds to have Raphinha back. As noted by BBC Sport, he cost the Whites an initial £17 million when he arrived at Elland Road in the summer.

And there have already been flashes of his brilliance in the early stages of his Leeds spell. He scored a stunning goal for the under-23s last month. And he produced one of the passes of the season when he came on against Aston Villa.

After losing on Monday, it would be fantastic for Leeds if he was able to build on his early promise as soon as this weekend.