Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch admits Willy Gnonto has surprised him and his staff.
The teen arrived last month from FC Zurich and played twice for Italy over the past week.
Marsch said: "I can say that he has pleasantly surprised all of us in almost every way. First of all there was this video of him and I meeting in my office that went out and almost went viral, which was funny to me because it was a normal interaction of meeting a player.
"I think you can see even in that video his humbleness and is his maturity and then on the pitch and training. He's been fantastic. I thought he was very good and the U21s match against Southampton.
"He will be in the squad this weekend and we think he can play a big role for us now. I guess you can say I would revise my statement. That statement had more to do, I think with the fact that we had targeted him and we identified him, but more for future windows and not exactly this one, but the fact that we're able to start the process early I think is really advantageous for everyone."
Meeting the gaffer! pic.twitter.com/nWtWoi7W3k
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