Leeds United midfielder Adam Forshaw will have to play for under-23’s, confirms Marcelo Bielsa

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Leeds United midfielder Adam Forshaw has missed much of this season through injury.

Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa has said to Leeds Live that Adam Forshaw will have to play for the under-23’s before he included in the first-team.

Forshaw has missed the entirety of the season so far with injury, but is pushing for a return now.

However, Bielsa insists that the £4.5 million (YEP) January signing will not just walk straight back into his starting line-up.

“Adam Forshaw has not played in the last two months – it will be an obligation to feature in the U23s – if he plays in the first team before it will not be ideal,” Bielsa said.

Bielsa has been keen to give Leeds’ first-team players who haven’t been playing regularly game time in the development squad.

The tactic backfired somewhat in midweek though, as Patrick Bamford picked up a serious injury.

Bielsa still wants to sharpen up Forshaw by allowing him to play for Leeds under-23 squad though.

When Forshaw does return to the first-team fold, he will be in competition with the likes of Kalvin Phillips and Mateusz Klich for a place in the starting line-up.

Leeds are next in action against Millwall, but it seems as if Forshaw won’t feature at the Den.