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Sam Greenwood has completed a "weird" move to Polish side Pogon for a fee of £4m

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Leeds United's Sam Greenwood has completed a move to Polish side Pogon for a fee of €4m, according to Fabrizio Romano via X.

After coming up through the Arsenal academy before making the move up north to Leeds, where the forward continued his youth progression. Once tipped as a superstar for the future, his early career just hasn't panned out that way.

After being unsuccessful in breaking into the Leeds United first team on a consistent basis, Greenwood has since enjoyed a couple of steady loan spells over the last two seasons with Championship sides Middlesbrough and Preston North End.

The 23-year-old is well known for his sharp shooting and the danger he poses from set-pieces, especially free-kicks.

During his time on loan, Greenwood enjoyed regular game time, where he contributed eight league goals in back-to-back seasons, which has since earned him a move overseas to Polish outfit Pogon for £4m.

That fee has commonly come as a shock to fans throughout the EFL, who may be surprised that Leeds United have been able to receive €4m for his services.

Sam Greenwood's €4m transfer is certainly a "weird one"

With Greenwood making the move away from England for the first time in his career, the transfer to the Polish first division has certainly come as a surprise. Football League World's Middlesbrough fan pundit, Liam Day, can't believe Leeds United managed to get that sum of money for their regular loanee.

Speaking about what he saw of Greenwood at the Riverside, Day said, "The only thing he offered was free-kicks, so €4m, it's certainly a weird one. I don't understand it."

"His open play was weak, and he didn't do much on the ball. He had a few moments where you were like 'okay, that was quite nice.' He started well, he had three or four good games and then the only thing he did for the rest of his time was score that free kick against Leicester."

"So, I don't really know why they're willing to spend 4m, especially considering that's a very, very big fee for the league."

Sam Greenwood set to receive big wage after bidding farewell to Elland Road

After a summer of transfer speculation for Greenwood with at one point in June, a move to Leicester was looking likely, the 23-year-old is set to make the move abroad to Poland. With offers coming at a premium and his inclusion in the newly promoted Leeds squad this season seeming unlikely, his transfer to Pogon is sure to come with monetary benefits on a personal note.

FLW's Middlesbrough fan pundit, Day, said, "I saw somewhere that they are paying him record wages. It's a weird one. There are so many better quality players you could get, and I have full respect for Leeds for being able to get that fee for him."

"It's certainly a weird one and we [Middlesbrough] didn't even pay the £1.5m for him, so why they'd be willing to pay £4m, especially after his loan at Preston last year where he failed to make an impact again."

As Greenwood jets off for new pastures in Poland, we will have to see if the ex-Middlesbrough man can live up to the price tag Pogon paid for him.