Poveda wasn't a free. He cost us either 1m or in excess. I'm pretty sure there's a selling on fee too.
Ell love you like a bruv but sometimes google is your best freind. Poveda refused a new contract and then went to meet Inter Milan, Torino, ACMilan, he also went to Spain to speak to Getafe and Villareal. He loved the prospect of Bielsa and Leeds offered him the best prospects for his career. Because he was young and an academy product Leeds will have paid something towards his education but as he was out of contract... I win
Under 23,doesn't matter if he was out of contract, he has a value, if no agreement, goes to tribunal. Unless City kicked him out, which they didn't.