{"id":626488,"date":"2023-08-12T02:00:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T06:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=626488"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:26:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T22:26:34","slug":"leeds-united-luis-sinisterra-not-travelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/12\/leeds-united-luis-sinisterra-not-travelling\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive &#8211; Second Leeds United Starter &#8216;Not Travelling&#8217; in Major Transfer Revolt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to Last Word on Football&#8217;s sources, a second major Leeds United player is not travelling to St. Andrews to take on Birmingham City. After the club announced Willy Gnonto&#8217;s refusal to play, Luis Sinisterra is reportedly also staying in West Yorkshire for the clash.<\/p>\n<h2>Luis Sinisterra Not Travelling for Leeds United vs Birmingham City &#8211; Motive Unclear<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>Transfer Expert on Leeds United&#8217;s Battle with Key Players<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TUG-OF-WAR - Insider Gives His Take On Leeds United Transfers\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i-4J7AttHuo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Luis Sinisterra Not Travelling to Birmingham<\/h3>\n<p>Last Word on Football&#8217;s sources have been clear; the Colombian winger is not travelling to the Midland to take on Birmingham. Our source revealed the news shortly after his Italian teammates&#8217; refusal to travel was revealed by the club, with one potential motive being that he is also pushing for a move away from Elland Road.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are alternative motives at play. Sinisterra has a chequered injury history with several examples of issues keeping him out of the side for weeks at a time. There is a chance that an injury issue is flaring up again, and this isn&#8217;t an issue of refusal, but rather not being able to travel due to fitness issues. In the event that he isn&#8217;t travelling due to injury concerns, this could change with a late fitness test.<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns for the Leeds United Predicted Lineup<\/h3>\n<p>Daniel Farke will have plenty of concerns about what his playing squad can look like in this Championship clash. The potential player revolt comes alongside a major injury crisis, with the Whites missing Crysencio Summerville and Patrick Bamford through injury with Georginio Rutter still being a major doubt.<\/p>\n<p>The Whites&#8217; front line may feature Ian Poveda starting in a league match for the first time since his loan moves to Blackburn Rovers and Blackpool, with Dan James and Mateo Joseph also being candidates to take a place in the front line behind Joe Gelhardt or Sonny Perkins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/11\/leeds-united-willy-gnonto-disciplinary\/\" target=\"_self\">Leeds United Star in Internal Disciplinary Processes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>What This Means for Leeds United Transfer News<\/h3>\n<p>The Elland Road hierarchy are under extreme pressure to get as much of their business done as soon as possible. An injury crisis combining with the squad&#8217;s existing level of uncertainty means the Whites are under pressure to get business done as soon as possible and offer Farke the stability he needs to push on for promotion.<\/p>\n<p>However, major issues such as Tyler Adams&#8217; move to Chelsea <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1690006861389430784\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">falling through<\/a> and Bournemouth <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilHay_\/status\/1689309319223717889\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">poaching Max Aarons<\/a> from a medical at Thorp Arch only make the process even more difficult.<\/p>\n<p>Loyal Whites will find out whether Sinisterra&#8217;s future is set to be at Elland Road or not shortly, with a usually honest Farke likely to comment on the situation if he is asked by journalists after the match.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/10\/fan-outrage-leeds-star-demands\/\" target=\"_self\">Leeds United Fans Outraged in Transfer Development<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Image courtesy of Joe Blackburn, licensed to Last Word on Sports. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Last Word on Football&#8217;s sources, a second major Leeds United player is not travelling to St. Andrews to take on Birmingham City. After the club announced Willy Gnonto&#8217;s refusal to play, Luis Sinisterra is reportedly also staying in West Yorkshire for the clash. 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