Ian Poveda struggling on loan away from Leeds United
Ian Poveda is struggling on loan at Blackburn Rovers away from Leeds United.
Leeds Live report that the winger has “struggled” since swapping Elland Road for Ewood Park in the summer transfer window.
Blackburn are in ninth place, and Poveda has made four appearances in which he has scored no goals and provided one assist.
Poveda struggling.
Since Leeds signed the 21-year-old from Manchester City in January 2020, he has made 20 first-team appearances, including 16 last season.
He also earned praise from Marcelo Bielsa in the past, and this loan move to Blackburn looked like the perfect chance for him to prove exactly what he could do [Leeds Live].
However, so far, it isn’t working out like that at all, and he appears to be struggling for form and game time.
Four appearances doesn’t look too bad, but those games only equate to 166 minutes on the pitch, which is roughly just less than two matches.
So, we can see why this report believes that Poveda is struggling, and we just have to hope that he can find some way to turn it around because otherwise, his long-term and short-term future with the Whites looks pretty bleak.
Luckily, there is still a long time in the season left, so it is now up to him to prove what he can do.
In other Leeds United news, Raphinha could join Newcastle according to one pundit.