Highly rated youngster Willfried Degnand Gnonto has departed Inter and joined FC Zurich, the Swiss Super League side have confirmed with an official statement on their club website today.
The 16-year-old Italian youth national team striker has joined FC Zurich on a three year contract from Inter for an undisclosed fee and the club have stated that it remains to be seen when the player can physically move to Switzerland given the ongoing global Coronavirus pandemic.
Gnonto had been with Inter since he was nine-years-old and progressed through the club’s academy. This past Summer he was promoted to the Primavera side, the highest youth side at the club despite only being 15-years-old at the time.
The youngster made a total of 37 appearances for Inter’s youth teams between under 17 and Primavera level and tallied an impressive 14 goals. Gnonto, who was part of Italy’s squad at last years under 17 World Cup in Brazil, also provided seven assists.
