Blackburn Rovers transfer claim made involving Leeds United player

Blackburn Rovers manager Tony Mowbray believes a loan deal for Leeds United winger Ian Poveda may not have come to fruition if there was a break clause in his contract, speaking to the Lancashire Telegraph.

The 22-year-old has made just eight appearances since his arrival at Ewood Park, but was ruled out for several months in November after sustaining a severe ankle, a setback that has kept him out to this point.

That setback is why many Blackburn supporters were wondering if they had the chance to terminate this deal and use any spare money from his departure to bring in a replacement for him.

To their credit, the Lancashire outfit did move to address this issue back in January with Ryan Giles, Dilan Markanday and Ryan Hedges all signing for the second-tier side.

However, they were also forced to deal with the cost of retaining Poveda because there was no clause in his contract to release him early, leaving Mowbray’s men with a wage to pay and little to show for it, though that’s not Poveda’s fault who must be desperate to get back to playing regularly.

This lack of a break clause could be heavily criticised – but Mowbray defended his negotiating team as he spoke about the 22-year-old.

He said: “I don’t do the deals, the deal was done and the deal is what it is.

“It’s probably frustrating for the football club that we’ve been paying his salary for so long without having the player available.

“That’s a resource, but that’s football and you take those chances.

“You probably wouldn’t have been able to do the deal unless certain clauses were in it and you have to make those calls sometimes.”

The Verdict:

Considering they sold Adam Armstrong for a deal believed to be in the region of £15m last summer, Blackburn’s board can