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Leeds United may have placed something of a transfer curse on Andrés Guardado.

With the Mexican strangely linked with a move to Elland Road recently, he’s now facing a period out of the game after picking up an injury.

The Real Betis midfielder left the pitch after 66 minutes against Atletico Madrid at the weekend, and had three pieces of bad news. His side lost the match 1-0, he picked another yellow card and subsequent ban, and there was an injury worry.

Marca explain that injury worry was justified. Guardado, 31 years of age, has a grade 1-2 rupture in the adductor of his right leg.

The Spanish newspaper say, in their headline, this means ‘Adios al 2017’ for the player, and now he won’t appear again until next year.

Claims of Leeds United, less than 2 weeks ago, stated the club are willing to spend €6m on Guardado, and he’s eyeing up the ‘gold’ of the Premier League.

As we explained last week, those claims felt manufactured, perhaps to try and help a new contract appear.

Injury karma may well have scuppered it, whether ‘it’ is trying to get a move to Leeds United or pressuring Betis for more money.

 

 

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