Leeds United assistant boss Rene Maric has praised youngster Wilfried Gnonto.

The young Italian impressed in the few chances he got in the Premier League before the World Cup break.

Gnonto has been training hard with his teammates during the pause in club football.

Now he is in line to take on Manchester City in the Premier League on December 28th, should his boss Jesse Masrch reward his hard work with a start.

"Willy's personality is joyful – he's very intelligent and speaks four languages to a very high level," said Maric, per Leeds Live.

"He's very humble and a really nice guy but still very ambitious and has the confidence to try things. That mixture of characteristics is making it very easy for us to work with him.

“It's very nice to have such a great human being in your squad and I think that's one of the factors that will make him a very good player in the future."