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Leeds United and England national team forward Alan Smith has declared that he will leave the crisis-stricken team if they drop out of the Premiership league. However, despite this, the player added that he will do everything to keep the club in the top English league, believing that the new club owners - a consortium of local businessmen - can bring back glory to the club.
The 23-year-old Smith is the most popular Leeds United player among fans. He is even more popular than Australian forward Mark Viduka and goalkeeper Paul Robinson.
Leeds currently occupy the 19th place out of 20 teams in the English championship with 25 points after 30 rounds. This weekend, in a crucial match, the team will face the 18th placed Leicester players, who they are trailing by three points.
The player did not rule out the possibility of being sold by the club's management decision, which may have to sell the best players to balance the team's budget. However, Smith would only leave the team willingly if Leeds were to drop out of the Premiership.
"I dreamed of representing Leeds since childhood, so if the club doesn't drop out, I definitely won't leave by my own choice. But who knows? It may not depend on me at all - the new club owners will decide everything," Alan Smith said.
Leeds has only collected 8 points in the last ten matches - winning twice and drawing twice.
