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Former Leeds United striker Pawel Sepicki has admitted that his move to the Yorkshire club in 2017 was a big mistake and that he wished he had never moved to Elland Road.
The Swedish star was a relatively unknown footballer, but it might have been different had he scored against England in the 2017 European Under-21 Championship.
Cepicki believes this goal would have earned him a move to the Premier League, but instead the former striker had to choose between Leeds and Leganes, and he believes he made the wrong decision.
In an interview with Sportbladet via Sport WitnessToday, the 30-year-old spoke about his move to Leeds and his gambling addiction. The Swedish star is still serving a four-year ban for betting offenses after deliberately receiving a yellow card in a match between Elfsborg and Kalmar in 2019.
Cibicki’s career is a sad story and he believes it could have been different.
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“I had to choose between Leeds and Leganes. It was clear that I should have chosen Spain and La Liga, that’s the kind of football I play, but Leeds ended up there,” the former footballer said. Sportbladet.
“Gambling was about to take over completely, and my girlfriend at the time didn’t want to follow me in my career, she wanted to stay in Sweden. When I was left alone there in England, everything went completely off the rails. I was getting just over 200,000 A krone a month from Leeds, and that amount could have disappeared in an hour. There was no limit.”
Although his time at Leeds was a period in which the Swedish star lost control of his life, the Yorkshire club cannot be blamed for the decisions made by Sibicki. It’s very possible that people in the Whites were trying to help their former player, but he probably never brought up his issues.
Cepicki only played 10 times for Leeds and it is unfortunate that he did not enjoy his time with one of the biggest and best English clubs.
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