Ethan Ampadu is expected to undergo knee surgery and is a major doubt for the start of Wales' World Cup qualifying campaign at the end of March.
Leeds United manager Daniel Farke says his captain will miss their upcoming Championship games with a second serious leg injury of the season.
The 24-year-old was sidelined for 10 weeks after injuring his left knee against Coventry in September, and was forced to miss Monday's 3-1 win at Sheffield United with a similar problem on his other leg.
"It's probably a serious injury," said Farke.
"It's a different knee. It's a bit too early to assess it but it looks like a cartilage injury and it's pretty clear he will need to have surgery in the upcoming days."
Ampadu, who plays both in defence and midfield, missed four matches of Wales' autumn Nations League campaign and sat out 12 Leeds games.
He now faces missing crucial matches in Leeds' title run-in, plus qualifiers at home against Kazakhstan on 22 March and in North Macedonia three days later for Craig Bellamy's national team.
"It's a bit too soon to give a time frame for how long he will be out for," added Farke.
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