Phil Hay shares what he’s heard on Gnonto’s Leeds contract of $ 50 million ……….
Wilfried Gnonto just moved to Leeds from FC Zurich in the summer of 2022, but since the Whites were eliminated from the Premier League at the end of the previous campaign, his future has been in doubt.
Three bids totaling £25.7 million were made by Everton, who defeated Leeds in the battle for survival. However, Daniel Farke’s team was adamant on demanding £30 million, and the Toffees declined to match it. Amidst all of this, Gnonto filed a transfer request and withdrew from consideration; nevertheless, upon being turned down for a transfer, he repaired the bridge by expressing regret to Farke.
This season, the Italian has had to settle for a bit-part role at Elland Road, having started just 25% of Leeds’ 28 Championship games thus far. So, going into the New Year, there appeared to be a good likelihood that he would pursue a move once more.
Leeds, on the other hand, has been hoping to sign him on a long-term deal if the player is open to it, and there has recently been some encouraging progress in that direction.
Phil Hay of The Athletic reports that Gnonto may now agree to a new contract at Elland Road. Despite the fact that the forward’s current deal has three and a half years left on it, Leeds is “looking to finalise” an arrangement with him following some fruitful conversations.
Leeds could benefit greatly from this as Gnonto is still a very promising long-term player. In fact, despite the current turmoil, we must remember that he is just 20 years old. During his debut season at Elland Road, Gnonto scored four goals and provided four assists, displaying flashes of incredible promise. Most famously, he became the youngest foreign player to score a Premier League goal at Old Trafford when he scored the first goal in the first minute of a 2-2 draw against Manchester United.
Even though he only has one goal and one assist, it’s difficult to hold him too badly considering the distractions he had to deal with as a young player, his lack of playing time, and the resulting lack of rhythm.
