Speaking to the media on Tuesday in Monaco, Thomas said: “It’s an abductor strain, we’ll assess him this week and then we’ll know more.”
Fellow defender Destiny Udogie has also not travelled after he suffered a ‘minor irritation in the knee’ on his return from international duties, while Ben Davies is unavailable as he has a hamstring issue and will be out for ‘weeks’.
Dominic Solanke is still continuing his recovery from a minor surgical procedure while Yves Bissouma and Kota Takai remain out. Long-term absentees Radu Dragusin, James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski remain sidelined.
Mathys Tel is ineligible for this game.
