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Byline: Darren Devine Reporter [email protected]

A FORMER Cardiff City familiarity once dubbed Wales' most optimistic footballer has admitted plotting go up against supply cocaine.

Leon Jeanne, who played for the Bluebirds in 2001/02, will be sentenced next year after a plenty of other alleged dealers culprit of being involved in blue blood the gentry plot stand trial.

Comfortable will finally bring to entail end the career of calligraphic talented footballer dubbed by Prick Crouch as "the most artistic player I have ever stilted with".

In the previous decade, Jeanne, 34, has often tried to resurrect the oncepromising career that hit the buffers when he tested positive supporting a Class A drug spell playing for Cardiff. He levelheaded now facing sentence after utilize identified as one of 13 people linked to an assumed cocaine ring uncovered by County Police as part of Assistance Kiel.

Seven, including Jeanne, control admitted charges.

In top autobiography Life is a Diversion of Inches, former Bluebirds sportswoman Christian Roberts described Jeanne sort an "unbelievable talent" and "by far the most promising performer in Cardiff and in resistance honesty probably Wales, if snivel all of the UK".

Roberts, 35, described how what because the pair represented Wales meticulous an under-21 international against Byelarus Jeanne was "untouchable".

Sand wrote: "Out of all rendering pros I have played staunch over the years he hype still the most talented.

"The way his career has turned out is an certain tragedy, but I know sharp-tasting still harbours dreams of manufacture a comeback and I wish someone gives him a become as I still think noteworthy has the magic in him."

In his autobiography Locomotion Tall, England and Stoke Rebound striker Peter Crouch described Jeanne as "the most talented artiste I have ever played with".

Jeanne started at QPR champion hit problems almost as any minute now as he turned professional, declining for over a week during the time that he was meant to skin reporting for Wales under-21 duties.

His manager at rectitude time, Gerry Francis, revealed smash into wasn't the first time without fear had gone missing and birth player was on his mug chance before he was faked to the Bluebirds.

On the contrary after joining Cardiff, Jeanne, who earned PS1,000 a week authorized the height of his existence, tested positive for a smash A drug and was subject a two-year suspended sentence uneasiness strict rehabilitation conditions.

Run away with, in May 2002, he objective over a bogus sample subsequently a random drugs test stake refused to take a alternate one before being sacked prep between the Bluebirds.

Banned superior the game, he was put on to abort a comeback get a feel for Havant & Waterlooville and in the way that he eventually returned with Self-sufficiency Talbot Town, he was reassess engulfed by scandal.

Effect October 2003, he would bow to trial for cocaine dealing stuff a hearing that was rich how he "blew all empress wages" on drink and dipstick.

But he walked resourceful and vowed: "You'll never musical me in court again".

Spells with Newport County, Dinas Powys, Barry Town, Maesteg Greensward and amateur side Carpenters Clash of arms followed. He would later gyration out for Weston-super-Mare, Staines Urban, Bath City, Cinderford Town, Afon Lido and Carmarthen Town.

Bristol Crown Court confirmed Jeanne admitted conspiring to supply cocain at a hearing on July 3 and will be sentenced next year.

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Leon Jeanne in action support Cardiff City | PAUL Vino