Gnonto settling at Fiorentina as Leeds exit looms, €21m option

📰 Wilfried Gnonto has opened up on settling back in Italy on loan at Fiorentina, with his Leeds exit looking ever more likely. 📌 Key points 🇮🇹 Gnonto said he 'wasn't used to being around Italians anymore'. 💜 He joined Fiorentina from Leeds on a season-long loan. 💶 Fiorentina have a €21m option to make the move permanent. 📻 BBC Radio Leeds say it is hard to see where he fits at Leeds. 📈 He made 147 appearances in four years at Leeds. 📝 What happened 🎙️ Speaking to Fiorentina's official channels, Gnonto said: "I'd been away for a while and I wasn't used to being around Italians anymore." 💜 The 22-year-old winger left Leeds this summer on a season-long loan to Fiorentina, who hold a €21m option to sign him permanently at the end of the campaign. 📻 The mood at Leeds points the same way. BBC Radio Leeds' Adam Pope said: "It's hard to see where Gnonto fits into Farke's set-up any more." He had dropped down the pecking order in Farke's 3-4-2-1. 📈 Gnonto joined Leeds from FC Zurich in 2022 and made 147 appearances over four years. The loan is also seen as a chance to boost his Italy prospects under Roberto Mancini. 📊 By the numbers • Purchase option: €21m • Leeds career: 147 games in four seasons • Age: 22 🔭 Why it matters Having lost his place at Leeds, the Fiorentina loan is a crossroads for Gnonto. If Fiorentina take up the option, his four-year spell at Leeds is over. Fiorentina travel to Genoa in Serie A Week 6 this weekend.