Leeds United winger Wilfried Gnonto is still a target for Everton despite the Toffees signing Jack Harrison on loan
Leeds United winger Wilfried Gnonto remains a target for Everton despite the club confirming the signing of Jack Harrison on a loan deal in the early hours of Monday morning.
Aston Villa tried to hijack Everton’s deal for Harrison before realising he would be out for a further five weeks with injury.
Everton do not have an option to buy the winger included in their deal.
The 26-year-old joined Leeds from Manchester City back in 2021, and while he will miss the beginning of the season with an injury, he will be a useful addition for Everton, having scored scoring 21 goals in the past three seasons for Leeds.
Leeds United winger Wilfried Gnonto (pictured) is still a target for Everton despite the Toffees signing his former team-mate Jack Harrison
Harrison (left) completed a loan move to Goodison Park in the early hours of Monday morning and Gnonto could follow him to Merseyside
While Everton already have several wide attacking players, including Neal Maupay, Arnaut Danjuma, Dwight McNeil and Demarai Gray, Gnonto is still a target for the Toffees who are looking to add to their attacking options.
It comes as Sean Dyche’s side suffered a 1-0 loss to Fulham on Saturday and squandered several chances to score during the match.
Gnonto, meanwhile, has been a long-standing target for the Blues and remains as such, with Everton having already had a £15m bid rejected for him.
Mail Sport reported last week that Leeds could take disciplinary action against the 19-year-old after he tried to force through a move to the Merseyside club.
It comes as Everton were beaten 1-0 by Fulham on Saturday with Sean Dyche’s (pictured) missing several chances in front of goal
He refused to play in Leeds’ game against Birmingham City on Saturday and is facing a fine after not travelling with the squad.
Speaking on the situation, Daniel Farke threatened to bar wantaway players like the Italian forward, amid concerns that they could upset the mood in his squad.
Gnonto has already featured for Leeds this season, playing 82 minutes during their 2-2 draw against Cardiff last week but failed to get on the scoresheet in that match.
He joined Leeds in 2022 in a £3.8m deal and went on to score twice in 24 league appearances for the Yorkshire club.
