Premier League side Nottingham Forest have tabled a bid of £16.9m to sign a Leeds United player ahead of the summer transfer window, according to a new report this weekend.
Leeds chairman Paraag Marathe has already confirmed that the club need to sell players this summer. It comes after reports Leeds owe £190m in player transfers, and the need to comply with Financial Fairplay.
Players such as Crysencio Summerville, Archie Gray, Ilia Gruev and more have been linked with an exit this summer. Marathe has even left the door ajar for the possible sale of Gray, which would anger Leeds fans.
But one player widely expected to leave Elland Road in the coming weeks and months is Willy Gnonto. The winger tried to force himself out of the Yorkshire club last summer, refusing to play three matches.
Nottingham Forest table £16.9m bid for Leeds United player
Indeed, 20-year-old Gnonto did not play against West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City and in the Cup against Shrewsbury Town. But he returned to the fold under Daniel Farke, initially as a fringe player.
In January, he was one of a number of players that came into the side alongside Gruev, Junior Firpo and Patrick Bamford. He was first choice during the second half of the season, scoring nine goals for Leeds.
But he failed to live up to the initial hype surrounding the 13-time Italy man in the Premier League. There is a belief that Gnonto is capable of much better and now, Africa Foot say Forest have tabled an offer.
Forest not the only club interested in signing Leeds man Gnonto
It is claimed that Forest have offered £16.9m to sign Gnonto and are ‘very interested’ to lure the Italian to The City Ground this summer. Leeds are yet to provide a response but a decision is expected very soon.
Forest are not the only club said to be interested in signing Gnonto. The player is said to be keen on a return to his home nation, with boyhood club Inter Milan keen as they look to add a homegrown player.
Whether Forest is a good move for Gnonto remains to be seen. He will face plenty of competition to play from the likes of Callum Hudson-Odoi, Nicolas Dominguez, Anthony Elanga and other key Forest stars.