Leeds United brought a number of new players to the club during the summer; some were for the first team, others for the Under-23 Development Squad.
One player who was destined for neither squad was Dutch-born Morroccan midfielder Ouasim Bouy. Instead he was instantly loaned out to Cultural Leonesa who play in Spain’s La Liga 2 competition. However, as BBC Radio Leeds’ Adam Pope mentioned yesterday (tweet – below), Leeds United are said not happy with the way Bouy has been handled in Spain.
I understand that #lufc have not yet recalled midfielder Ouasim Bouy from his loan at Cultural Leonesa. It remains an option for United who are disappointed with his lack of game time at the Spanish club. There is the possibility of sending him out on loan elsewhere. pic.twitter.com/KK1kFtPIII
— Adam Pope (@apopey) December 14, 2017
Bouy has only made four appearances during his time in Spain’- two appearances each in La Liga 2 and the Copa del Rey. This is something that has obviously not settled well with United’s hierarchy – as Adam Pope’s tweet shows.
However, reports from Spain might clarify this situation somewhat and add an extra sprinkling of salsa along the way about the saga. Online source Reyournal say that Bouy is “more out than in” at Cultural, and that it isn’t the fault of the club per se.
Reyournal’s Sergio Nicolas says that Bouy “could be the first player to leave in the winter market,” saying that the Dutch-born Morroccan could be returning to Leeds in January.
The article continues that Cultural Leonesa would like to see him leave, hoping that he won’t be the only player to leave the club. Reyournal say that these movements would be necessary “so that it [Cultural] can have a sufficient salary margin to reinforce the squad.”
Other news coming out of Spain sees that this parting could be something mutually beneficial for both sides – player and club.
A guy who has played in top leagues around Europe has to be good enough to have minutes in Spanish 2nd Div. but the reality is that he hasn’t showed it. Something is wrong with him or his relation with the team and it’s already a fact in León that he will be out in January.
— CyD Leonesa English (@CyDLeonesa_en) December 14, 2017
