According to The Athletic, Ian Poveda will now likely leave Leeds United during the summer transfer window.
It is currently thought that Poveda has made his final appearance for the Yorkshire team after leaving the club during the January transfer window to sign a loan with Sheffield Wednesday through the rest of the campaign.
Leeds is not anticipated to make the 23-year-old an offer for a new contract before his current one at Elland Road expires at the end of the current campaign. The club does not believe the former Manchester City academy player will be around after this season, according to the report.
Before making his new team debut against Huddersfield Town last week in a 4-0 loss, London-born Poveda made just 10 appearances for the Whites this season. He has so far in his career made two appearances for Colombia at the international level. He recently talked about how happy he was to be joining the Owls on loan from Leeds and taking on a new challenge.
“I’m very happy to be here. I had a meeting with the manager. For me, that was the deciding factor. His style of play, his methodology – I was more than happy to come. I’m happy that it’s done. I’m excited.”
When their contracts end in June, a number of players are anticipated to depart alongside the former England U20 international. Stuart Dallas, captain Liam Cooper, and Luke Ayling are a few of those. The Peacocks have a game in hand and are now one point behind Southampton in second place in the Championship.
The financing agreement for Poveda does not currently include a buy option. Should Wednesday choose not to sign the player for a long-term contract this summer, he will become a free agent as long as Leeds maintains their stance of declining to extend an offer to the player. Transfermarkt estimates that the winger’s current market value is £769k.
Poveda is a gifted young player who, upon leaving Manchester City’s academy, was once regarded as one of the best in the game. Even though the international football player is only 23 years old, he still has several years left to develop before reaching his full potential.
Given the talent Farke currently has at his disposal—Daniel James and Crysencio Summerville, for example, are all in incredible form this season—game time was always improbable. A transfer away might alter the course of the player’s career and enable him to regain the form that made him so popular when he was a teenager.