Former Leeds United goalkeeper Paul Robinson has described the decision to hand a new deal to key forward Wilfried Gnonto as “hugely important” for the club.

After watching fellow forwards Crysencio Summerville and Georginio Rutter secure respective moves to Premier League clubs West Ham United and Brighton and Hove Albion over the last two months, there was speculation suggesting Gnonto could follow the duo back into the top flight  before the summer transfer window came to a close last week. However, the seven-times capped Italy international’s future was firmly clarified less than 24 hours after the window closed for business when it was confirmed he had put pen-to-paper on a new four-year deal at Elland Road. There is understood to be an exit clauses in the deal, either.