Leeds United boss Daniel Farke says forward Wilfried Gnonto has apologised for refusing to play.
Wilfried Gnonto has scored two goals in 25 league appearances for Leeds since joining from FC Zurich last summerThe 19-year-old handed in a written transfer request last Friday and has not featured for the past three games."At the beginning of the week he came to see me and explained his situation and he apologised that he had made a mistake,""My decision was to give him a second chance and if he impresses in training he will earn a spot in the squad.
The Italy international played in the 2-2 draw with Cardiff on the opening weekend but asked not to be involved in the EFL Cup tie with Shrewsbury three days later and Leeds' subsequent league games against Birmingham and West Brom. "We must not forget he is a 19-year-old boy. I have an understanding that he was attracted by some offers because he has done really well and he is an Italian international - he is thinking about his own career," Farke said.
"We're grateful that [chief executive] Angus Kinnear and our other key people were strong. We were all on the same page. My feeling was that when a player behaves like this you are not blackmailed.
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