Wilfried Gnonto has outside chance of being fit for Leeds United clash v Nottingham Forest – Phil Hay
Wilfried Gnonto has an “outside chance” of returning for Leeds against Nottingham Forest tonight, according to The Athletic‘s Phil Hay.
Gnonto suffered an ankle injury on international duty with Italy last week and was forced to miss the Arsenal clash at the weekend.
But writing in the pre-game Q&A for The Athletic (4 April), Hay claimed the 20-year-old could return to the match day squad but Tyler Adams and Max Wober are still out with their respective issues.
“Tyler Adams is still out and I’m not expecting Max Wober to feature,” he wrote.
“From what I gathered, Willy Gnonto had an outside chance but it remains to be seen if he makes the 20.”
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The clash against Arsenal was seen as a bit of a free hit anyway because we simply weren’t supposed to win that game, so not having Gnonto wasn’t a massive issue.
But the fixture with Forest at Elland Road on Tuesday (4 April) is absolutely huge and so very winnable that having him back available, even as a substitute late on in the game, would be a game changer.
Gnonto has been the stand-out attacker for Leeds this season, which is staggering to think considering Jesse Marsch didn’t see him as good enough for the first-team yet when he initially joined from FC Zurich.
But with his pace, direct running, excellent dribbling plus his eye for goal and creativity, it’s no wonder that he’s been our best player in the majority of his 20 appearances for the club this season.
Wober and Adams being absent is still a big blow, although an expected one, but if Gnonto is able to take part in this game to help us get back out of the relegation zone and to open up a gap around the teams around us it will only be good news.
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