Leeds United: Crysencio Summerville and Willy Gnonto transfer updates emerge
Dean Jones believes that if Leeds United don’t get promoted, Crysencio Summerville and Willy Gnonto will be leaving.
There may be elite teams vying for their talents, the former Eurosport journalist revealed to Give Me Sport on March 22.
Leeds are currently leading the Championship rankings and appear to be well on their way to returning to the Premier League.
In reference to the unlikely event that Leeds are not relegated to the Premier League, Jones stated: “Gnonto and Summerville would likely leave.”
Losing Gnonto and Summerville would be a huge loss for Leeds United
Gnonto has scored nine goals as a senior in all competitions this season, seven of which have come in the league alone, despite not being a consistent starter.
Nonetheless, Summerville has been a standout performer for the Whites, leading the team in goals scored with 16 goals and 8 assists.
Although Daniel Farke has done a commendable job leading the club thus far, he will need to make sure that the group stays motivated and engaged, particularly in light of the unpredictability of player departures.
He is aware that losing two of the team’s top attackers will disrupt his plans and is not the ideal situation.
It will be vital to preserve team spirit and unity as Leeds attempts to advance to the Premier League.
Farke needs to inspire his team by stressing the need of remaining dedicated to the goal and putting on strong performances through the end of the campaign.
He’ll also need to locate suitable replacements or other strategies to mitigate the loss of Summerville and Gnonto, but there’s a good probability that scenario won’t materialise.
In other news:
Pundit reveals Leeds United double-edged sword after Leicester City charge
This accusation could spur Leeds to victory in their promotion battle over the Foxes.
In an interview with MOT Leeds News, former England international Paul Robinson expressed his belief that Leeds United may gain from Leicester City’s possible conclusion.The Premier League has accused the Foxes of breaking financial regulations, and Enzo Maresca’s team may lose out on points as a result.
Paul Robinson doesn’t think Leeds would be the only ones benefiting from Leicester’s surge..
Leicester’s fate will be decided by the Independent Disciplinary Commission, however it doesn’t seem likely that any deductions will be made this season.
| Championship Table (As it stands March 21st) | ||||
| Team | P | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Leeds United | 38 | 42 | 82 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 37 | 41 | 82 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 38 | 31 | 81 |
| 4 | Southampton | 36 | 26 | 73 |
| 5 | West Brom | 38 | 23 | 66 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 38 | 15 | 61 |
| 7 | Hull City | 37 | 7 | 58 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 37 | 16 | 57 |
The club will certainly have a mountain to climb in their attempt to finish above the dotted line, though, if they are in the top division the following season and begin with a negative point total.
Paul Robinson on how a potential Leicester City deduction could affect Leeds United
If both teams finish in the top division the following season, the Whites may gain from the Foxes’ probable deduction; yet, if Leicester wins and they don’t, the Whites may become irate.
Robinson brought up the point when he stated: “There are two ways to look at it. If Leeds United gets promoted, it will be fantastic if Leicester loses points before the new season begins because it gives Leeds another chance to qualify for the Premier League.”
“We know how hard the Premier League is, one to get in and two to stay in. If Leicester are already facing a points deficit at the start of next season, and it’s Leicester and Leeds that do go up, then that would be a good thing for Leeds United.
“Whoever goes up are always going to be favourites to go down again and if one of the teams are starting with a points deficit then it helps your cause.
Transfer insider speaks out on Georginio Rutter’s Leeds United future
The league the Whites play in the following season might not have an impact on Rutter’s future.
“Whereas if Leeds don’t go up this season then Leicester have points taken off them it will be a very frustrating one when you look at the speed at which Everton have had their points taken off them in the Premier League and the severity of the points deduction.
“But I think with the points deduction now for Leeds, you look at the Championship table – those types of points (the top three have) normally are enough to at least see you into the playoffs, sometimes automatic promotion.
“The standard that’s been set in the Championship this season, if you were to take those points off Leicester now, in the form that they were in, that would really hurt them.
“They’re struggling at the moment, we all know they had the huge gap, we’d signed them off as champions and sent them up to the Premier League.
“All of a sudden their bubble seems to have burst and Leeds are level on points so there’s a real title race not just a promotion race.”
Leeds United have been given more fuel for their promotion race
In the event that the Foxes receive a promotion—which would be surprising given their previous performance—Leeds may gain from this deduction.
Robinson makes very good points, and the Whites will be even more motivated to prevent the Foxes from rising at their expense.
Based on Robinson’s observations, Leeds will be even more motivated by Leicester’s surge.
On the other hand, it might give the resentful Foxes and Suffolk Town, who are also in the top two, more ammunition.
