Stuart Dallas, a Leeds United midfielder, has dismissed a report that an injury may cause him to retire with a two-word reaction on social media.
A now-deleted message on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, by a fan-run account indicated that the catastrophic injury he sustained against Manchester City in April 2022 would cause the Northern Ireland star to retire. Dallas’ response was straightforward: “Fake news.”
Dallas, 32, was wounded in an attempted challenge on Jack Grealish, resulting in a femoral fracture. Dallas has not played for the Whites since the injury, missing the all of last season and the Daniel Farke era to date.
Farke stated before the international break that Leeds were being cautious with Dallas due to his lengthy absence.
“Yes, as I mentioned, Stuart is on long-term rehab,” the German said ahead of the game against Sheffield Wednesday.
“We will continue to be extremely cautious with him; he is still a long way from team training.” Again, no pressure from us.”
Dallas was a key member of Marcelo Bielsa’s promotion-winning Leeds team and starred once more in the club’s first season back in the Premier League. Since joining Leeds from Brentford in 2015, the 56-cap Northern Ireland man has played 267 times for the Whites, scoring 28 goals. He signed a new deal in 2021 that will last through the summer of 2024.
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