If Daniel Farke and Leeds United’s owners, 49ers Enterprises, thought things weren’t going to plan at the start of their Championship season, they’ve just got a whole lot worse.
Farke will have surely been pleased with his team’s response against Cardiff City in their first Championship match of the season, though the worry for the German may have been the ease with which they conceded in the first place.
Their second game of the season sees Leeds travel to Birmingham City on Saturday afternoon, but the Elland Road outfit will be without one major player.
? GNONTO NOT FOR SALE
Leeds United issue statement saying they will not sell Willy Gnonto.
The Italy international refuses to travel to Birmingham City.
Club to discipline the 19-year-old attacker.#LUFC #BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/BKUW9vsKzM
— BBC Sport West Yorkshire (@BBCWYS) August 11, 2023
According to a tweet from BBC Sport, Willy Gnonto has refused to travel with the squad after Leeds made it clear that the 19-year-old wouldn’t be sold this summer.
The Italian has been the subject of rumoured interest from some Premier League clubs, and the player clearly feels that the English top-flight is where he should be plying his trade rather than in the second tier.
Such an attitude doesn’t bode well for the rest of Gnonto’s season, and he will arguably find it hard to ensure a starting spot in the upcoming games.
Farke has a number of plates to be spinning at this stage, and even though the club have slapped a ‘not for sale’ sign on him, with a few weeks left of the window it wouldn’t be a surprise to see them cash in.
Gnonto needs to wake up and smell the coffee. Everton are the only club to have made an offer.
We could pass Everton on the way up at the end of the season, as they go down. Hes a disgrace, stop paying him if he won’t play. he was happy to sign his contract when he came to us. GET RID, if he needs a lift to Everton I don’t think he would be short of offers
Totally agree. I’m sick and tired of these players moaning and groaning. They were the ones that took us down, so get rid and Karma will happen.
If Gnonto doesn’t want to play for Leeds United then let him go. No one is bigger than the club. Get rid .
No! Let him suffer. Don’t pay his wages and he can sit it out and not play for any team if he’s going to throw a ‘tantie’. He’s acting like a spoilt brat 😕😡
No way should he pull on a Leeds shirt hate the sight of him if he goes he can take Adam’s with him 2rats
He’s nowhere near as good as he thinks he is sell & bring in someone with a better attitude
Give him a pair of scissors and get him to cut the grass. That’ll keep him busy and give him time to think about his attitude. No player is bigger than the club and he could go from being loved to being hated very quickly. I understand he wants a place in the Italy squad but Kalvin did it in the Championship so he should belt up and buckle down
What an arrogant attitude, he has signed a contract and by refusing to travel and play he is in breach of that contract. Disciplinary measures should include not paying him whilst he is in breach and making him train away from 1st team squad.
His contract is long term and whilst I don’t like any player thinking they are bigger than the club I wouldn’t rush to sell him either.
Let him sweat on the sidelines train with youngsters and make him stay until January when we will see how much in demand he is
if he doesn,t want to play for us,sit him on the bench for the season and see how he likes that !!!! He,s got a blinking cheek thinking he’s bigger than our club.
The grass is greener at Goodison Park? Hey its just a job for him and say Kane?