The #LUFC Breakfast Debate (Wednesday 13th September) Poveda face possible jail sentence
Poveda face possible jail sentence
Leeds midfielder Ian Poveda faces a possible six month jail sentence, and an extended driving ban after pleading guilty to driving while disqualified and without insurance.
The incident took place in April 2022, whilst the now 23yo was recovering from a broken ankle he sustained during his loan spell at Blackburn Rover, earlier that season. Given the time frame of the motoring offence, it is likely that the club are aware of his reckless behaviour.
Poveda must return to Manchester Magistrates Court on the 6th October for sentencing.
A lot of things happen behind the scenes that people don't see
Brenden Aaronson has all but burnt his bridges after a scathing attack on his parent club during a recent interview.
Expectations were high when Leeds signed him sixteen months ago for £25m, but for whatever reason, things never worked out for him. After a season to forget, the 22yo was one of the first players out the door, penning a season long long at Bundesliga outfit Union Berlin.
His hasty retreat to the Deutsch Capital, coupled with his terrible performances of last season, have done little to endear himself to the Leeds faithful, but judging by the stats, things are going no better for him on loan. He has featured twice (out of three games) for Urs Fischer's side this season, and currently sits bottom of the 'Whoscored' form guide with a 5.59 rating.
It now seems that Aaronson may have burnt his bridges regarding a possible return to Elland Road next Summer after insinuating that behind the scenes goings-on, made things difficult:-
“As a player, it was good. I enjoyed my time, I learned a lot. It was definitely ups and downs. The first half of the year was a real high. I think we played really good football at the time. The second part of the year, stuff happens. It was tough. A lot of things going on with the club, people that aren’t seeing things, it’s tough. I learned a lot. Lots go through stuff like this and it only gets better.”
Can Leeds keep hold of wonder-kid
Leeds face competition from both the blue and red sides of Manchester to keep hold of 14yo wonder-kid Finley Gorman.
The young school boy has been in devastating form for the young Whites this season, so much so that he has broken into Scott Gardner's U18's team. He became the youngest player in U18PL history to score 2 goals on his debut (he got an assist too.)
He plays predominantly as an inverted right winger, who likes to cut-inside. In his first nine appearances of the season, he's already bagged 20 assists/goals. Gorman received his International (U15's) call up earlier this year, and now has four England caps to his name (one goal and one assist).