“It’s a bit sad around here…” – Leeds star on adapting in England, but lauds ‘incredible’ level of football

This summer has been a very interesting one for Wilfried Gnonto, as the Leeds United striker appeared to be heading away from Elland Road.

The young forward was one of the redeeming features of a disappointing last season in the Premier League, and that attracted the attention of a few clubs.

In the end, he stayed at Leeds, and was called up to the Italy national team by Luciano Spalletti, which he talked about with Sport Mediaset, amongst other things.

One of the other topics discussed was the differences between England and Italy, and the two most natural comparisons were brought up by the forward.

Speaking of the issues at Leeds outside of football, he said: “Life here is very different, but with the food, I was quite lucky because I came with my parents. The most difficult thing to work out is always the weather. It’s a bit sad around here…. The positive thing, on the other hand, is the level of football. It’s incredible.

“I’ve been to a lot of stadiums, and the atmosphere is fantastic. However, I think that abroad, there is more admiration for Serie A than we think. It’s a tournament that has made history and there is a lot of admiration both for Italy and the league itself.”

The 19-year-old, despite being left out by Daniel Farke at the beginning of the season when transfer rumours were swirling around him, has returned to Leeds’ squad and has even scored.

He has one goal in four appearances in the Championship, finding the back of the net in a 4-3 win over Ipswich away from home.