The joy in Rome for the arrival of Leon Bailey has quickly been overshadowed by unexpected news. Just a day after his official presentation with the club, the Jamaican footballer has been injured in his first training session. The club reported that their new signing suffers from a possible myotendinous injury in the right femoral rectus.

ROME, AUG 21 - Jamaica winger Leon Bailey picked up a thigh injury in his first training session with AS Roma since joining them from Aston Villa earlier this week and could be out for 2-3 months, the Giallorossi said Thursday.

The winger had joined Villa ahead of the 2021-22 season after four and a half years with Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga

Leon Bailey of Jamaica Photo by Jeff Dean/. LEON Bailey, an outcast at Aston Villa, has joined ambitious AS Roma on a season-long €2 million (US$2.3m) l

Leon Bailey has been greeted by enthusiastic Roma fans as he arrived to complete his transfer from Aston Villa.Multiple sources confirm this is a loan for €2-3m with option to buy at the end of the