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Leeds United centre-back Pontus Jansson was ruled out for up to three weeks only last week following a knee issue he suffered against Sheffield United.
But now trusted journalist Phil Hay has uttered six words Whites fans should love in a Yorkshire Evening Post article ahead of the visit of Millwall on Saturday – “Jansson could unexpectedly retain his place.”
What’s the word, then?
Well, it seemed certain that the Yorkshire outfit would be without the Sweden international for the clash against the Lions following the problem he suffered against the Blades.
However, according to Hay in the Yorkshire Evening Post the 28-year-old has made great progress and is now battling to make the starting XI on Saturday, which would be a huge boost for the Whites as they look to return to the automatic promotion spots in the Championship.
He and captain Liam Cooper have forged a strong partnership at the heart of Leeds’ defence this term, and while Gaetano Berardi or Kalvin Phillips could fill they would be in a much better place if their Scandinavian talisman was on the pitch instead.
Leeds fans in dreamland?
They should be, yes.
The Elland Road faithful would have been gutted when they heard that the fans’ favourite could miss the next league game, and the possibility of having a player that clearly loves the club on the pitch in what is sure to be a battle against Neil Harris’ men is the best possible news.
With eight games to go it is all to play for between Norwich City, Sheffield United and Marcelo Bielsa’s side in the race for the Premier League, and with Jansson on the pitch they have a better chance to go up the easy way.