{"id":626383,"date":"2023-08-10T01:00:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T05:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=626383"},"modified":"2023-08-10T04:55:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T08:55:55","slug":"fan-outrage-leeds-star-demands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/10\/fan-outrage-leeds-star-demands\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Good Riddance&#8217; &#8211; Fans Outraged as Leeds United Star Makes Demands After Huge Transfer Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leeds United are set to lose wonderkid Wilfried Gnonto after the Italian reportedly asked to be left out of Daniel Farke&#8217;s side for the Carabao Cup tie against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk\/sport\/football\/leeds-united\/not-currently-leeds-united-boss-daniel-farke-holds-back-on-willy-gnonto-carabao-cup-absence-4249919\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shrewsbury Town<\/a>. Fan accounts are understandably livid at the development, with some saying &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LUFCDATA\/status\/1689392010560483328?t=rsiRi0niDz1HzkxOpXRlrg&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Good riddance<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<h2>Leeds United&#8217;s Wilfried Gnonto Makes Demands After Spectacular Transfer Failure<\/h2>\n<h3>Leeds United&#8217;s Transfer Woes<\/h3>\n<p>Before people were even considering the Italian&#8217;s future at Elland Road, a raft of transfer news had reached Leeds fans. Norwich City full-back Max Aarons had gone from being in a medical at Thorp Arch to agreeing a move to Bournemouth in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilHay_\/status\/1689309319223717889?t=ktGmNBa27Q6n_Xa1UWY4-w&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">matter of hours<\/a>, with the Peacocks missing out on a target Daniel Farke had worked with before in a key position.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/07\/leeds-united-adams-chelsea-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">&#8216;In The Next Days&#8217; &#8211; Leeds United in Danger of Losing \u00a320 Million Star Amidst Several Clubs&#8217; Interest<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In spite of this setback, a move for<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilHay_\/status\/1689032443985002497?t=TnaX0A8qNiwHQMQU4UcLQw&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Joe Rodon<\/a>\u00a0still appears likely. After yet another match without a clean sheet, strengthening the back line will be essential. The Tottenham Hotspur defender will be a key part of that shift.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>Leeds United season preview<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Daniel Farke and Leeds United Have Cracked the Championship Code\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/se14AFHJP9Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Willy Gnonto Pushing for a Move<\/h3>\n<p>The dour day of transfer business was capped by Leeds United&#8217;s Italian superstar actively pushing for a move away from Elland Road. Farke stated that there will be a time for comment on the matter in a press conference after the match, clearly indicating that this is a fast-moving discussion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/06\/leeds-united-tyler-adams-chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">&#8216;Open To The Move&#8217; &#8211; Fan Fury as Leeds United Could Now Lose Star Player to Historic Rivals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One potential bonus for Leeds fans is the fact that the Elland Road hierarchy have thus far refused to<a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4763398\/2023\/08\/09\/willy-gnonto-daniel-farke-leeds-united?source=user-shared-article\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> countenance a move<\/a>. If a big offer has come in and changed 49ers Enterprises&#8217; minds, an even larger transfer budget could be available for the much-needed rebuild.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_624964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-624964\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-624964 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/EllandRoad-300x125.jpg\" alt=\"Elland Road, home of Leeds United\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/EllandRoad-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/EllandRoad-1024x427.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/EllandRoad-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/EllandRoad-1536x640.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/EllandRoad.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-624964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Main image credit courtesy of author Joe Blackburn and licensed to Last Word on Football<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leeds United are set to lose wonderkid Wilfried Gnonto after the Italian reportedly asked to be left out of Daniel Farke&#8217;s side for the Carabao Cup tie against Shrewsbury Town. Fan accounts are understandably livid at the development, with some saying &#8220;Good riddance&#8220;. 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