Leeds United forward Willy Gnonto is now a reported target for Jose Mourinho’s Roma this month, as the Italian remains out of the squad under Daniel Farke.
It’s hard to go a day without an update on speculation linking Willy Gnonto with an exit from Leeds, for good reason too after it was confirmed that he’d refused to play last week against Shrewsbury and Birmingham City.
Where he goes doesn’t seem to be clear-cut at the moment, with Leeds’ statement reiterating that he is not for sale.
Gnonto to Roma?
Italian outlet LaRoma24 are claiming that Jose Mourinho’s side are interested in signing the forward this summer, as he continues to train away from the rest of the Leeds squad.
It is reported that Roma sporting director Tiago Pinto has been in touch with Gnonto’s entourage regarding a potential move to the Italian capital:
“Just in the last few hours there have been some contacts between the player’s entourage and Tiago Pinto to understand the feasibility of the operation, which at the moment does not seem very simple.”
What’s the latest with Everton?
At present, the most likely destination for Gnonto appears to be Everton, who have already brought in Jack Harrison loan recently.
Sky Sports (live blog, 16/8, 3.38pm) reported this week that a fourth bid had been tabled for the winger, amounting to £25million in total with add-ons included, and a sell-on fee on top of that.
The issue with a move to the Serie A is that they are a nation of clubs notoriously known for not having a great deal of money right now.
If Roma are keen on Gnonto, they’re going to have to outspend an established Premier League club to do so, which isn’t easy, even if the Toffees aren’t loaded themselves.
This sort of link does seem to be a lot of agent work rather than anything else, given that it’s a sporting director in direct contact with the player.
