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'£57m not available' - Leeds United fans react to team changes ahead of Leicester City

Leeds United fans have reacted with mixed feelings to the Whites' team news for tonight's game against Leicester City.

A trio of the Whites' summer signings have missed out on the game, with Rodrigo, Raphinha and Diego Llorente all unavailable.

Rodrigo has been ruled out after coming into close contact with a person who subsequently tested positive for coronavirus, meaning he will now have to self-isolate.

Raphinha and Llorente miss out through injury.

While fans are disappointed with the absentees, there was good news over the fact Jamie Shackleton has been handed a start.

Liam Cooper returns from injury for the game, replacing Gjanni Alioski in defence, whilst Pablo Hernandez is named as Rodrigo's replacement.

Shackleton comes in for Pascal Strujik.

Like Allioski, Strujik also drops to the bench for the game.

Yet the Whites' injuries and absentees, with the likes of Kalvin Phillps also missing, means that the bench is a youthful-looking one.

There are spots for nineteen-year-old Oliver Casey and 20-year-old Leif Davis alongside the likes of Tyler Roberts and Ian Poveda.

Rodrigo potentially faces a 14-day isolation period due to close contact with a person that has tested positive for Covid.

Government guidelines state that close contact with a person who has tested positive need to stay at home and self-isolate for 14 days.

That means the attacker's availability for future games could be dependent on when he was in contact with the person who tested positive.

Llorente remains unavailable after picking up an injury on international duty, whilst Raphinha has suffered an ankle injury.

Leeds United: Meslier, Ayling, Koch, Cooper, Dallas, Klich, Shackleton, Costa, Harrison, Hernandez, Bamford

Subs: Casilla, Alioski, Struijk, Casey, Poveda, Roberts, Davis

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