Italy manager Roberto Mancini has admitted Wilfried Gnonto ‘will need time to settle’ at Leeds United. Gnonto is yet to make his first team bow for the Whites since his deadline day switch from FC Zurich, despite being named on the bench twice.
The 18-year-old has featured more prominently for the U21s so far, starting both of the wins against Southampton U21s and Tranmere Rovers. Before his move to Elland Road, Jesse Marsch claimed Gnonto would be more of a long-term project but backtracked that statement ahead of the 0-0 draw against Aston Villa eight days ago.
"I can say that he has pleasantly surprised all of us in almost every way," said Marsch. "First of all there was this video of him and I meeting in my office that went out and almost went viral, which was funny to me because it was a normal interaction of meeting a player.
