Ex-Leeds United and Reading winger Jimmy Kebe has been released by Spanish side Real Mallorca after failing to impress following the signing of a short-term deal.
RealMallorca.co.uk say that the 31-year-old’s departure hasn’t been announced by the club and Kebe has instead left ‘through the back-door’. The reason for the departure is unknown, but it could be a combination of ability and poor fitness following his release from Crystal Palace last season.
The Mali international missed out on Mallorca’s pre-season opener yesterday and it now turns out that the reason for this was his release. Los Bermellones reported that a long-term deal at the club was dependent on his success during his initial contract at the club.
With Jimmy Kebe now a free agent, it is unclear where he will end up next. His time at Leeds United didn’t work out as planned, despite a fantastic goal in The White’s 5-1 demolition of Huddersfield weeks after he arrived in January 2014.
@real_mallorca A lad said he saw Kebe at a cinema in Reading yesterday. I noticed he wasn't in friendly squad, has he come home do you know?
— IanM (@IanM1871) July 20, 2015
There have even been rumours of a return to Reading as the above tweet suggests. The tweet received this reply:
@IanM1871 there was no hint yesterday. But the news broke this morning, and he isn't in any of the photos the club have posted today either.
— RCDM:UK (@real_mallorca) July 20, 2015
How true this may be is uncertain, but one thing is for certain, Kebe won’t be spending next season at the Iberostar Stadium in Mallorca.
