Willy Gnonto, a winger for Leeds United, attempted to leave during the summer transfer window and is now expected to be a January transfer target for Everton, Roma, and Lazio.
Leeds is very much in the running for automatic promotion as November draws near, even if they currently have a sizable gap between them and the top two.
Although Gretar Steinsson and the Leeds scouting team will already be watching the January window, outgoings are also a possibility.
Willy Gnonto depart?
According to TEAMtalk, Leeds is expected to receive a lot of interest in signing Willy Gnonto during the January transfer window.
This comes after the Italian declined to play in August and made a transfer request, which created a lot of buzz about his future. Everton worked hard to persuade Leeds to sell, but the Whites’ position remained unwavering.
The Italian teams AS Roma and Lazio have also expressed interest in the player; the former has already signed two Leeds players on loan in the summer, Rasmus Kristensen and Diego Llorente. The Toffees are said to have “not wavered in their interest” in the teenager.
It’s rumoured that Leeds would consider selling the young player for £25 million, an amount they turned down in the summer.
In the meantime, Everton finds itself in a precarious financial scenario as the Premier League demands a 12-point deduction for their continuing independent inquiry into £317.8 million in losses. Roma would not be able to fund such a move in the middle of the season.
A January sale will only take place if we receive the desired fee, which is unlikely to happen with any of the three teams listed here.
No matter how much Gnonto and his representative protest, nothing will happen unless outrageous sums of money are thrown at them.
Midway through the season, we have a great chance of holding off these clubs, but if the appropriate offer is made, they ought to be open to it.
After what transpired in the summer, you have to wonder about his devotion given that he isn’t now exhibiting the calibre commensurate with the value he possesses.
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