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Wilfried Gnonto has not submitted a transfer request to Leeds United despite rumours circulating on social media

One year ago today, Wilfried Gnonto was beginning to realise his strike was getting him nowhere at Leeds United. If you thought Saturday’s draw at The Hawthorns was dispiriting, try a seven-man bench with two goalkeepers.

On August 18, 2023, West Bromwich Albion visited Elland Road and the sides drew again. Gnonto and Luis Sinisterra’s dummies remained on the floor as they watched on from the sidelines for the second successive match.

They were desperate to get out of Leeds, to the extent they, or their advisors, felt it was worth setting fire to every bridge around them. By August 26 last year, they were both starting for Daniel Farke at Ipswich Town, fronting up to the wrath of the travelling Leeds horde.

Sinisterra would eventually get his move at the 11th hour of the window with a threat of legal action, but the Italian could see the writing was on the wall. He apologised, took his medicine and began a long route back to redemption. Farke publicly warned him there would be no third chance.

Since then, United sources insist Gnonto has been a model professional. Even throughout this long summer transfer window, with another campaign in the Championship confirmed, Gnonto has not agitated for a move away from Elland Road.

Eleven days of the window remain and United fully expect to retain their 20-year-old attacker, with no transfer requests submitted, according to club sources. In a summer which has seen Crysencio Summerville and Georginio Rutter (just about) leave, Gnonto has quickly become the club’s chief goal threat.