Ex-Premier League star has Blackpool contract ripped up in brutal 25-word statement less than a month after joining

Published on September 04, 2025 at 05:51 PM
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AN ex-Premier League star had his Blackpool contract ripped up after just 30 days.

And the Tangerines announced the shock news in a blunt 25-word statement.

Soccer players battling for the ball.Blackpool ripped up Malcolm Ebiowei’s contract after 30 days

Malcolm Ebiowei completed a permanent transfer to Blackpool from on August 5.

The winger signed a two-year contract at , with the club holding the option of an extra year.

, 22, expressed his excitement at completing the switch to join the League One outfit, where he would have been hoping for regular first-team football.

However, after less than a month at Blackpool, his contract was terminated.

Steve Bruce’s side did not give any explanation for his sudden exit.

Instead, they released a brief statement to confirm the departure.

said: “Blackpool Football Club can announce that Malcolm Ebiowei has left the club by mutual consent.

“The club wishes Malcolm all the best for the future.”

Ebiowei played four times for Blackpool, coming on as a substitute and suffering defeat in all four.

He was not in the squad, though, for Saturday’s 1-1 draw at home to Bolton – five days before he was released.

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Malcolm Ebiowei's Blackpool timeline

AUGUST 5 2025
Completes transfer from Crystal Palace to Blackpool on initial two-year deal

AUGUST 9 2025
Makes Tangerines debut, coming off the bench for 16 minutes in 4-1 defeat at Exeter

AUGUST 12 2025
Plays 28 minutes as a sub in 1-0 Carabao Cup first-round exit against Port Vale

AUGUST 19 2025
Gets 19 minutes off the bench in 2-0 away loss to Mansfield

AUGUST 23 2025
Manages 14 minutes at end of 1-0 defeat to Plymouth

AUGUST 30 2025
Left out of matchday squad for 1-1 draw at Bolton

SEPTEMBER 4 2025
Released by Blackpool with blunt 25-word statement

Ebiowei spent ten years in the Chelsea and Arsenal academies before two years with Rangers.

He made his senior breakthrough with Derby in 2021-22 and ironically scored the only goal of his career in a 2-0 win away at Blackpool.

Despite , Tottenham and Leeds, the South Londoner joined Palace at the end of that season on a five-year deal.

He made five first-team appearances, including three in the Premier League in 2022-23, before loan spells at Hull, RWD Molenbeek in Belgium and Oxford.

Ebiowei has played youth international football for both Holland and .

Malcolm Ebiowei of Crystal Palace in a pre-season friendly match.The winger joined the Tangerines from Crystal Palace on August 5

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