‘Have some substance’: Simon Jordan calls for PFA action after what happened at Leeds last week

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Simon Jordan has called on the PFA to take action against Wilfried Gnonto after his refusal to play for Leeds United last week.

Former Crystal Palace chairman Jordan was speaking on talkSPORT earlier today, where he blasted Gnonto’s behaviour and called his character into question.

Gnonto is set to be the subject of disciplinary action at Leeds after he made himself unavailable for the Carabao Cup tie with Shrewsbury Town.

Despite having trained well in the two days in between the match against Shrewsbury and trip to Birmingham City, Gnonto then also refused to play in the clash with the latter.

As such, Leeds released a statement condemning his actions and once again reiterated their stance that he is not for sale, despite interest from the Premier League and most notably Everton.

Jordan calls on PFA action after Gnonto behaviour at Leeds

Jordan believes that the PFA should be taking action against Gnonto for his failure to honour his contract, before then telling him to ‘get on with it’.

“A player signs a contract for two reasons. One, because it preserves their livelihood, the other, because it preserves the club’s position to either hold the player to a contract or subsequently sell him.

“Often you get into a situation where one party, and often it’s the player, can’t get what he wants, in this case it is Gnonto. It is really poor. The PFA should be on the front foot saying it’s poor, that one of their members, because he doesn’t get what he wants, can suggest that he’s not in the right frame of mind to play.

“I mean, God forbid that he ever actually has any real adversity in his life. Because it’s such a terrible thing that he is having to stay at a massive football club like Leeds and pick up a really decent salary. What kind of characters are these people? Pull on the shirt, get on with it. Have some substance.”

It is now difficult to see a way back for Gnonto at Leeds and as per Phil Hay, he is now training away from the rest of the first team squad.

According to London World, Tottenham Hotspur are the latest club to show an interest in him and hopefully for Leeds, it sparks a bidding war so they can get the best possible fee.

Players have been handed far too much power in recent years and this is yet another example of that with repercussions at an absolute minimum.