Leeds United had been left pissed off as they had been held to a 1-1 draw by Rotherham United away from Elland Highway within the Championship final Friday night time.
Crysencio Summerville offered the Whites with the opening aim because the Dutch winger curled the ball into the far nook after being performed in by Georginio Rutter.
Nevertheless, an equaliser earlier than half time after some sloppy defending contained in the field allowed the hosts to stage the scores and Daniel Farke‘s facet had been unable to discover a second aim to safe all three factors.
Wilfried Gnonto was one of many gamers introduced on to make an impression and didn’t contribute to a successful efficiency together with his cameo off the bench.
The Italy worldwide managed zero pictures on course, zero dribbles accomplished, and 0 key passes in 20 minutes on the pitch within the 1-1 draw.
It has been a tough begin to the season for the previous Zurich ahead and it stays to be seen whether or not or not he’ll nonetheless be a Leeds participant by the tip of the upcoming January switch window.
Leeds switch information – Wilfried Gnonto and Ryan Kent
It was reported by Soccer Insider earlier this month that the Yorkshire-based outfit are ready to money in on the winger initially of subsequent 12 months.
Nevertheless, they’ll solely choose to half methods with the 20-year-old prospect if their valuation is met and they’re prepared to maintain maintain of him past January if no acceptable presents arrive at their doorstep.
Final month, TEAMtalk claimed that Everton, Roma, and Lazio are all eyeing up a possible swoop to signal the Italian teenager in 2024.
The outlet claimed that there’s a £25m price ticket on his head and that sources near the participant view a switch in January as being potential.
This comes after the attacker handed in a switch request and didn’t safe a swap to Goodison Park to hitch the Toffees through the summer season switch window, because the top-flight group had presents rejected for him and had been unable to persuade the recently-relegated membership to do a deal.
If Leeds do transfer him on, Farke may land a dream alternative for Gnonto in a transfer to signal Fenerbahce winger Ryan Kent, who’s a reported goal for the membership.
TEAMtalk have said that the Whites, together with Premier League facet Bournemouth and Scottish giants Rangers, are monitoring his state of affairs forward of January.
The Turkish outfit are ready to ship him out on mortgage for the second half of the 2023/24 marketing campaign after a poor begin to life within the Tremendous Lig. He has not adjusted to his new environment and teammates and all events seem able to resolve the state of affairs with an exit.
It was additionally said that Fenerbahce could be open to together with an option-to-buy on the finish of any mortgage deal for a payment inside the area of £6m. Because of this Leeds may carry him in on mortgage with a view to signing him completely if they’re promoted to the Premier League.
Gnonto’s season in numbers
Kent may are available as a dream alternative for Gnonto because the winger may present extra high quality within the fast future than the younger ace, who has struggled to ship to this point.
The previous Inter prospect has been given loads of alternatives to impress by Farke within the Championship this season however has been unable to make an impression on the prime finish of the pitch regularly.
His cameo towards Rotherham was not a flash within the pan for the proficient ahead because it was a well-known exhibiting from him – with a definite lack of involvement in entrance of aim.
To this point this season, Gnonto has performed 11 league matches – together with six begins – and contributed with one aim and one help in whole.
He has averaged 0.3 pictures on course and 0.5 key passes per sport throughout these 11 appearances, which exhibits that the £25m-rated gem not often troubles the goalkeeper or offers his teammates with a possibility to seek out the again of the web.
Due to this fact, the 20-year-old dynamo doesn’t provide an everyday aim menace or a supply of constant creativity, regardless of enjoying in a large or central attacking place.
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The Italy worldwide has been linked with a potential transfer away from Elland Highway this 12 months.
Whereas, Kent’s kind for Rangers in latest seasons means that the potential is there for him to come back in and supply objectives and assists as a winger.
The statistics that present why Kent might be a dream Gnonto alternative
The English wizard has not produced a single aim or help within the Tremendous Lig for Fenerbahce this season however he has solely began one match.
His earlier performances for Rangers, having left the Scottish facet over the summer season, recommend that he can rating and help objectives extra often than Gnonto has this time period.
Kent produced three objectives and eight assists in 29 Premiership matches for the Gentle Blues all through the 2022/23 marketing campaign. He additionally created 9 ‘massive probabilities’ and made 2.2 key passes per sport to offer his teammates with a bunch of presentable alternatives in entrance of aim.
That got here after the 27-year-old whiz plundered two objectives and eight assists in 27 league outings for the Gers through the 2021/22 season. In that point, the previous Liverpool prospect created ten ‘massive probabilities’ and made 1.7 key passes per conflict.
Former Rangers boss Steven Gerrard as soon as described him as being “very harmful” and his statistics over his final two seasons with the Scottish facet again that up.
The £33k-per-week magician produced 5 objectives and 17 assists in 56 league matches throughout that point, which is a median of 1 aim contribution each 2.43 outings.
Whereas, Gnonto has averaged a aim or an help each 5.5 Championship appearances for Leeds through the present marketing campaign, which is a significantly worse return in entrance of aim.
These statistics recommend that the English gem, if he can replicate his kind at Rangers, might be a dream addition to Farke’s squad to exchange the Italy worldwide if he strikes on in January.
Even when he doesn’t arrive as an everyday starter out broad, their respective statistics point out that Kent is extra prone to come off the bench towards Rotherham – or some other facet in an identical state of affairs – to make an impression within the ultimate third.