Everton deep in Gnonto talks
Wilfried Gnonto, who joined Leeds from Swiss club FC Zurich for approximately £3.9 million only the previous year, made 28 appearances for the first team in his rookie season. Only seven of his 21 appearances this year have come from starts in the Championship (Transfermarkt).
Everton may have felt more confident about their ability to sign the forward as a result of everything. As per journalist Rudy Galetti, the Toffees have been in contact with Leeds for a transfer “for weeks” and have considered him as their “main target” since November.
It is “working” towards a “agreement” between 49ers Enterprises and Goodison Park colleagues about the transfer fee; after that, it will depend on Gnonto’s ability to reach a personal accord.
Gnonto deserves bigger chance at Leeds
Considering how little Gnonto has had to work with Daniel Farke this season, it wouldn’t be shocking if he wanted to leave. It would still be unfortunate to see him go from Yorkshire, despite this.
Even though he has only contributed two direct goals this season, his relatively low involvement can be partially attributed to his low numbers, and at twenty years old, he still has a lot of potential. For the Italian team, who are currently crowned European champions, he has already accumulated 13 caps despite his young (Transfermarkt).
Due to his goal in a 5-2 Nations League loss to Germany in 2022, Gnonto is now the youngest goalscorer in the history of his country (Reuters). He’s definitely someone to take a chance on if you’re Everton.
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He has moreover shown genuine flashes of promise while playing for Leeds. Michael Skubala, the interim manager at the time, called him a “special player” following his goal in a 2-2 draw with Manchester United (Viaplay Football). His scissor-kick volley in a 5-2 FA Cup victory over Cardiff City was likened to Paolo Di Canio’s famous Premier League goal in West Ham’s 2-1 victory over Wimbledon as well.
Following that hit, Di Canio wrote Gnonto a congratulations message, saying he had “fitted in very quickly” into the “most beautiful, most sought, most spectacular [and] most tough championship.
You may make the case that Leeds ought to give him more time and chances to demonstrate his abilities on the basis of it. It is yet to be seen, though, if he lives up to the early excitement elsewhere, since it appears that talks about moving to Merseyside are already quite advanced.