Worth more than Buonanotte & Wilson: Leeds hit gold signing “electric” star

Leeds have struck gold signing “electric” star worth even more than Buonanotte & Wilson – opinion.

After Leeds United failed to add any more players to their roster on deadline day, it is difficult to characterise the

summer transfer window as anything other than a failure.

Daniel Farke made the following statement prior to the deadline: “We’ve done really good business in defence and

midfield, custodian position and full-back position.” However, we discussed it in a very candid and transparent

manner; we would need to add more quality up front. We must remain up till the final hour of this window.

The German head coach also stated that it would be “difficult” for the Championship winners to escape relegation if

they did not bolster their attack in the closing days of the transfer window, according to journalist Graham Smyth.

The 49ers failed to provide their management with the necessary resources to prevent relegation, and the same

reporter wrote after the deadline that the day was a “disaster” for the team.

Leeds have only scored one goal, a penalty against Everton, in three Premier League matches so far, and there are big concerns over the quality of their frontline.

The Whites were linked with plenty of attackers heading into the deadline, but they were ultimately unable to land

Facundo Buonanotte or Harry Wilson.

How Leeds failed Farke this summer

It is concerning when the manager explicitly admits that it will be impossible to avoid the drop without signings and

the team fails to bring in any players, even though Leeds may manage to survive and have a fantastic first season

back in the Premier League.

After he scored five goals on loan at Leicester City in the Premier League the previous season, the Whites were

apparently hoping to recruit Buonanotte from Brighton & Hove Albion in the closing days of the transfer window,

according to Sofascore.

To compete for a starting spot in the attacking midfield positions against Estevao, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Jamie

Gittens, Tyrique George, Andrey Santos, Joao Pedro, and Enzo Fernandez, Chelsea chose to sign the Argentine

youngster on a season-long loan, despite their enormous resources and the outstanding talent they already possess

in attacking areas.

Leeds started negotiating a long-term contract with Fulham to recruit Wales international Harry Wilson in order to

improve their team after their attempt to sign Buonanotte failed.

However, the Cottagers pulled the plug on deadline day, thus the left-footed star, who scored 10 goals in the last two

Premier League seasons combined, did not wind up at Elland Road.

Following the failure of their attempt to sign Tyrique George from Chelsea, Fulham apparently had a last-minute

change of heart and chose to retain Wilson in their roster.

This meant that Leeds ended the day without any reinforcements to their attack, and that they ended the window

with Noah Okafor as the only attacking signing who was signed for a transfer fee.

The situation is what it is now, though, and Farke has to work with what he has to achieve what he feels is now

unlikely – survival. One of the players he is tasked with getting the best out of is Wilfried Gnonto, who is currently

worth more than both Buonanotte and Wilson.

Leeds have hit the jackpot with Wilfried Gnonto

The West Yorkshire outfit paid a fee of £3.8m to sign the versatile forward from Zurich back in the summer of 2022,

and he is now worth significantly more than that.

Leeds targeted Buonanotte and Wilson to bolster the team in the positions that Gnonto plays for the Whites, but the

Italian youngster is worth even more than both of them, per Transfermarkt.