Leeds United have reportedly decided to part ways with attacker Willy Gnonto.
According to Il Romanista, the player asked to leave the English club last summer but no move materialised for him.
The Whites are now ready to sanction a sale in January after a surprising turn of events.
Serie A giants Fiorentina and Lazio are interested in getting his signature done. Gnonto is currently priced at 15 million euros (£13m) but the Championship club is willing to accept just £8.7m for him.
His former club Inter Milan are monitoring Gnonto’s situation but they are understood to be
“out of the way” to sign him next month.
Gnonto feels leaving the club right now is the best decision for his career. Manager Daniel Farke has given him limited playing opportunities and the players feels this could harm his future with his country.
The Italian footballer dreams of representing his country at Euro 2024 and for that to happen, he needs to play regularly to make his place in the squad.
He desperately wanted to leave the club in the summer but the club refused to listen to his wishes. The stance has now softened.
A move away from Leeds is not only good for the player but also for the club. Keeping an unhappy player would be of no use to Leeds, who are aiming to win promotion back to the Premier League.
Leeds are currently fourth in the Championship, only behind Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton as they aim to return to the top flight of English football.
Considering the fact he could be of high value if he were in form, it seems a little silly to sell him in January.
Are leeds that greedy for cash and that stupid
Keep till summer we get more money we need him as James Antony are always in need of a rest, no 10 needed and left back, and consistency in the team were hot and cold need to be battling and win ugly in this league, I think realistically play offs is where we will get and then who knows what happens after that.
Why cut price again, loaning players out instead of selling, now cut price deals, he wanted to go in the summer, this should be on our Terms now.
This story is utterly speculative guess work. If we were looking at selling Gnoto for 8+ million after the club turned down a 25 million offer in the summer gone doesn’t make sense. If the club receives a offer above 25+ million then we may listen and consider selling Gnoto as he is only used as a substitute so far this season. The club is financially in a strong position and not in need of selling players unless they receive offers that are to good to ignore. The club will probably move a few players on that are currently not getting minutes either on loan or by transfer. Willy Gnoto is only likely to move if the club receives a offer that is to good to turn down and at 8 million it doesn’t make sense to accept for a player that had offers at 20/25 million 5 months ago