This article is from late May, before he played for us in Holland:
Agent brought in to handle rising star
THE mother of Hipperholme Grammar School athlete and footballer Elliot Kebbie has brought in top soccer agent Kevin Moran of Pro-Active to handle her 14-year-old son's next moves.
Maggie Goodyear told Echo Sport that it was a far too complex situation that Elliot and herself find themselves in to try and handle it on their own.
This comes on the back of the Sun newspaper coming up with a sports news story last week that her son was all set for a £1 million pound move from Leeds United to Manchester United.
"We have no idea who gave them that story and also his age of 16 but it was inaccurate in every way although he had been invited to have a trial at Man Utd," she said.
"While there is a possibility in the future he could secure a good contract and the figure mentioned would be nice, we are way off sorting anything like that out at present."
Last Thursday Elliot went to the Carrington training headquarters of the newly crowned 2008-09 Premier League champions but both he and his mother were left disappointed.
"It was a mass trial when he only thought two or three boys would be there and when it came round to a game Elliot was struggling to get on the end of the ball to show what he could do. At the end we were invited back on the Saturday and were in two minds what to do.
"Mr Moran and his assistant came along with us and it was different altogether and he even played with the Manchester United squad in that age group in a competition that I know involved Leicester City and Bradford City, which was nice for him.
"I know he is my son but he was clearly head and shoulders above the players alongside him when playing in better company and at the end of it all
we have now been invited back for talks and some more action on May 30.
"He is near burn-out now with the amount of football and training he has been doing and they emphasised how they want him to take it easy before they see him again.
"Should we hear they do want him then it will get interesting with the compensation severance to sort from Leeds United.
"All a fourteen-year-old boy wants to do is play football and it will be up to Mr Moran and I to ensure we get the best for him.
Following the Spring Bank Holiday from school the athletic season also warms up for Elliot in June and it is when the county and national team selectors will be monitoring his progress.
http://www.brighouseecho.co.uk/sport/Agent-brought-in-to-handle.5296186.jp
