Harry Wilson Faces Race Against Time for Wales' Nations League

Harry Wilson is facing a race against time to be fit for the start of Wales’ Nations League campaign as they step back into the intensity of League A.

The Leeds United forward had been named in Craig Bellamy’s squad for a demanding run of fixtures against Portugal, Denmark and Norway in September and October. Bellamy will now be bracing himself for bad news.

On Friday, Leeds boss Daniel Farke confirmed that Wilson has suffered a quadriceps muscle injury which rules him out of Sunday’s Premier League game at Elland Road against Crystal Palace.

“Harry Wilson is out of this game, a quad injury, he reported some problems after the last game and also during this training week,” Farke said of the 29-year-old, who has 69 caps and 17 goals for Wales.

The diagnosis stretches beyond club level. Farke admitted Wilson is unlikely to report for international duty.

“He will also probably miss the Welsh games, so definitely not good news for him and also not for the Welsh team.”

For Bellamy, preparing to lead Wales into top-tier Nations League opposition, losing one of his most experienced attacking weapons at this stage is a brutal early setback.