Fiorentina agree Gnonto loan with option, pending Leeds replacement

Fiorentina have reached an agreement with Leeds United to take Willy Gnonto on loan with an option to buy. The development was first flagged by Ben Jacobs, who reports the move is dependent on Leeds adding another attacker before it is signed off.

The reporting indicates Leeds will not sanction the transfer unless a replacement arrives, meaning the agreement remains conditional rather than a completed deal. That leaves Fiorentina waiting on activity at Elland Road before finalising the signing.

Leeds are still attempting to bring in Mykhailo Mudryk on loan, but talks have not progressed since mid-August, the report adds. Any loan for the Ukraine international would require Chelsea’s approval and represents one possible route to unlocking Gnonto’s departure.

The structure of Fiorentina’s proposed move for Gnonto is a straight loan with an option to buy, rather than an obligation. That typically allows the buying club to decide at season’s end whether to make the switch permanent, though exact option terms have not been disclosed.

With negotiating time tight around the window, the conditional nature of the agreement suggests the timeline for Gnonto’s move hinges on Leeds’ ability to secure attacking cover. No figures or contract specifics have been made public at this stage.