After the team was relegated from the Premier League, the manager didn’t seem to be able to stop a number of first-team players from departing Elland Road.
However, Wilfried Gnonto, who has now made more than ten appearances this season, was one player who—perhaps surprisingly—stayed in West Yorkshire.
Despite Everton of the Premier League purportedly agreeing to a £38.5 million agreement to sign the winger in the summer, according to Sport Mediaset (1 September), the Whites were evidently desperate to hold onto the young Italian, and they received their wish.
That could cause Farke some restless nights, though, as the Toffees might make a second attempt to sign the midfielder during the January transfer window.
But in light of the most recent transfer tidings involving Everton, which include reports (5 November) from FootballTransfers that the Merseyside club is pursuing fellow winger Maxi Araujo, the manager and Leeds supporters may definitely exhale with ease.
According to the source, the Toffees are monitoring the left-wing and left-back Toluca forward after failing to sign Gnonto.
FootballTransfers also stated that the Uruguayan international is being looked at after Luis Sinisterra, a winger who moved to Bournemouth on loan, was not successful in joining Everton at Goodison Park.
Despite an ankle injury that has limited Gnonto’s playing time this season, he is still a fantastic option for Farke and hasn’t exactly lit up Elland Road.
It’s unclear exactly what will transpire during the next transfer window, but Gnonto will almost certainly take center stage and make news.
In a related development:
Leeds United ‘to reject bids amid Burnley interest’
The Whites were demoted to the Championship in the summer, but the 22-year-old remained at Elland Road, which resulted in several first-team players leaving.
Summerville, who has so far contributed four assists and six goals—including game-winning braces against Huddersfield Town and Norwich City—has been a pivotal member of Daniel Farke’s team as they pursue promotion.
For £1.3 million, the attacker transferred from Dutch champions Feyenoord to the Yorkshire-based team in the summer of 2020. Since then, he has made 55 appearances, 34 of which have come in the Premier League.
As per a trustworthy source, Leeds had made up their mind over Summerville’s transfer before the transfer market opens in January.
As Farke’s team looks to win the Championship on their first try, the report states that the Whites are prepared to reject any bids for the Dutchman in January. The player is reportedly not for sale.
Summerville was reportedly the focus of considerable interest from a number of elite clubs during the summer transfer window, as one of Leeds’ most valuable assets was being pursued.
After the Clarets were promoted from the second division in May, Burnley reportedly made a proposal of around £20 million for the former Netherlands Under-21 international.
Leeds rejected a deal and were able to keep Summerville on staff past September 1 in spite of a reasonable offer from the Turf Moor club.
The winger, who was named the team’s Player of the Month for October, has contracts with Elland Road that expire in the summer of 2026, therefore the Whites are not in a hurry to sell.
Summerville is rated at £25 million by Leeds, and it has also been reported that Sean Dyche’s Everton and Andoni Iraola’s Bournemouth are in the running for him.
Finding the net on a regular basis is a problem for both the Cherries and the Toffees, two teams that appear destined to fight it out for top shelf status this season.
Summerville is expected to reach double figures in goals and assists in the Championship, and Farke and the Leeds administration are allegedly certain of this. If the Whites get promoted to the Premier League, Summerville’s worth will reportedly soar.
Following their only second-ever loss to league leaders Leicester City on Friday night, the Whites will play newly promoted Plymouth Argyle at Elland Road prior to the international break. With seven points separating them and second-place Suffolk Town, that gap is now nine points.
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