How is ex-Leeds United star Tyler Adams getting on since leaving Elland Road? | OneFootball

After narrowly avoiding relegation from the Premier League in 2022, Leeds United backed head coach Jesse Marsch with a lot of new players in the summer of that year to try and push up the table.

Among those brought in at Elland Road were players that Marsch had managed previous - two from Red Bull Salzburg in the form of Rasmus Kristensen and Brenden Aaronson, whilst the American also pushed director of football Victor Orta to raid another ex-Marsch club in RB Leipzig for Tyler Adams.

The defensive midfielder, who had played 24 times in the German Bundesliga in 2021-22, joined United for a fee in the region of £20 million, and he was an ever-present for Leeds under Marsch and then was going to be under his successor Javi Gracia.

However, in March, the 24-year-old - who has 36 caps for the United States national team under his belt - suffered a season-ending hamstring injury, meaning he missed the club's final 12 matches as they battled to try and avoid the drop to the Championship.

In the end, Leeds won just two of those 12 games and ended up being relegated, but if Adams was fit and available then the outcome could have been vastly different.

Alas, it was not to be, and the 2-2 draw with Brighton in March proved to be Adams' last game for Leeds as he was sold to AFC Bournemouth in a £20 million deal, with the Cherries triggering his release clause and sealing a deal after he was heavily tipped to be heading to Chelsea instead.

How has Tyler Adams done since leaving Leeds United for Bournemouth?

When arriving at the Vitality Stadium in August, Adams had not played a game for over five months having undergone surgery on his injured hamstring, and that included not getting a pre-season under his belt.

Adams did make his long-awaited debut though for Bournemouth in an EFL Cup clash against Stoke City in late September, coming off the bench for the final 20 minutes in what was supposed to be the first step of his comeback.

However, disaster struck during his cameo as his hamstring issue flared up once again, with Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola stating in early October that it was the same muscle that had previously been operated on.

“Tyler, we don't expect him soon again with us," Iraola said.

"They are asking different specialists to take the best route we have.

“We still haven't decided.

But whatever the solution he takes or we take, we don't expect him soon on the pitch. It's the same hamstring."

When will Tyler Adams return to action?

Unfortunately for Bournemouth fans, they are not going to see Adams in action again until at least late January 2024.

with his recovery time being in the region of three to four months.

That is a bitter blow not just to Adams, but to Bournemouth, their supporters and owner Bill Foley as well.

Foley gave the green light to the big-money move for Adams despite the fact he had surgery earlier this year, but no-one would have seen this setback coming.

Bournemouth have needed some added midfield steel as well in the opening few months of the season, and if Adams had been fit then perhaps they wouldn't have been dominated in so many matches.

There's little doubt that Adams will at some point get over the nightmare hamstring troubles he's had since March, but for now, he will have to watch from afar.