Ian Poveda reaches agreement to complete Sunderland transfer – This is who he’ll join
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Credit: Imago Sat 28 February 2026 14:23, UK Sunderland outcast Ian Poveda has reportedly agreed to sign for Colombian side Inter Bogota.That’s according to an X report from respected Colombia-based sports journalist Pipe Sierra on Friday, bringing an end to Poveda’s forgettable spell as a Sunderland player.Sierra’s report claims that an agreement has been reached over the move, and that Inter Bogota have fended off interest from several other Colombian teams who were all interested in the winger.Poveda signed for Sunderland in the summer of 2024 on a free transfer from Leeds United, where he penned a three-year contract with the option of a further 12 months at the Stadium of Light.Credit: Getty ImagesRead more: Kyril Louis-Dreyfus hailed as Sunderland agree behind-the-scenes dealRegis Le Bris has never fancied Ian Poveda at SunderlandDespite being signed by Regis Le Bris just a month after his June 2024 appointment as Black Cats head coach, Poveda has never really been in the Frenchman’s plans on Wearside.The 26-year-old arrived with some good pedigree on his CV, having represented Leeds 30 times and enjoyed spells with the likes of Sheffield Wednesday, Blackburn Rovers and Blackpool respectively. MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES He’s also a product of Manchester City‘s academy system, and even spent time with the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Barcelona during his youth career.But, the two-cap Colombian international would make just six Championship appearances during his debut 2024-25 season on Wearside, culminating in just 81 minutes of league action.Indeed, a four-minute cameo from the substitutes bench in a 2-1 defeat away at Leeds on 17 February 2025 was the last time Poveda kicked a competitive first-team ball in anger for Sunderland.And so far this season, he’s been limited to just a handful of Under-21 games for the Black Cats, with Le Bris evidently seeing no first-team role for him with the club now competing in the Premier League.Read more: ‘End the season’ – Sunderland fans rage at ‘dreadful’ Brian Brobbey updateWho are Poveda’s reported new team Inter Bogota?Full name: Internacional de Bogota, but more commonly referred to as Inter Bogota, the team are based in Colombia’s capital city.They were originally called La Equidad, but the club was purchased by a U.S. consortium in January 2025, and was renamed to Inter Bogota in December 2025 ahead of the 2026 season.This takeover was also backed by numerous famous faces, including actors and Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, as well as Eva Longoria.Inter Bogota play in the Colombian top flight, Primera A, and have finished runners-up in the division three times, but have never lifted a league title.