“We have been screwed up.” Whether you approve of Andrea Radrizzani’s Twitter methods or not, Leeds United’s owner neatly summed up the rollercoaster of emotions during deadline day at Elland Road.
It began with Victor Orta in Eindhoven, hopeful of landing a talented attacker he has tracked for years, and ended with the club’s top brass gathered in Elland Road’s offices trying to push through an 18-year-old Italy international’s signature. Leeds fans woke up with hope, but suffered blow after blow until some salvation as Friday arrived.
The upshot of deadline day is the Whites have traded a 24-year-old winger with 86 Premier League appearances to his name, for an 18-year-old striker with three years of Swiss top-flight experience and four Italy caps. Gnonto’s potential, on paper, looks immense, but as Jesse Marsch himself admitted last month, he is not yet ready to impact Premier League games.
