Willy Gnonto, Leeds United’s forward, might have left the club in the summer of 2023, and after losing in the playoff final, it is probable he will leave this time.
Leeds’ relegation from the Premier League to the Championship was always going to be a struggle for the club to retain their great players, but several of the important players stayed in the summer.
Willy Gnonto shocked the club by refusing to play in the next two games, as revealed in a club statement, only for Leeds to remain firm in the face of Premier League interest and a subsequent transfer request.
Since then, the footballer has done his best to put his head down and work on making things right, achieving fantastic form in 2024 to help Leeds come so close to promotion – only to lose in the playoff final.
Here, we check at how much the forward earns at Leeds amid tremendous uncertainty this summer.
What was the amount Leeds paid for Willy Gnonto?
Gnonto has only been a Leeds player for two seasons, having arrived on the summer deadline day from FC Zurich in 2022 while Jesse Marsch was at the club in the Premier League.
Leeds paid an estimated £3.8 million to lure him to West Yorkshire.
What are Gnonto’s current wages?
According to Capology, the Italian international’s initial Leeds deal paid him £20,000 per week at Elland Road in the Premier League.
Such a contract would have paid him £1,040,000 over the course of a year.
However, according to The Athletic, the Leeds team was subject to 50-60% wage cuts as a result of the club’s relegation, with these cutbacks being part of the loan terms in the players’ contracts.
This means that the 20-year-old’s weekly salary would have decreased to £8,000-£10,000 if the Italian’s initial contract included a wage reduction.
Gnonto, on the other hand, did not have a release clause, which means he may not have been subject to these required cuts if the team was relegated.
What happened with the ‘imminent’ new Gnonto contract?
When various reports surfaced in January that Gnonto was set to sign a new deal, it appeared that the Italian international was about to receive a significant boost.
The specifics of a new contract were not released, although he would undoubtedly have received a big rise in pay after establishing himself as a crucial player after joining as a relatively unknown kid.
Will Leeds resell Gnonto this summer?
After losing in the playoff final, it became clear that Wembley was the last time we’d see a significant portion of the Leeds squad.
Loanees returning and not returning are one factor, but sales are required to raise revenue for a reconstruction.
Crysencio Summerville is the most likely to leave after dominating the EFL this season, but with last summer’s Gnonto catastrophe, he won’t be far behind.
As Leeds shown, Gnonto will not be easy to sign, and a good sum should still be sought given his form in the second part of the season.
