Leeds United loanee Matthew Pennington has agreed a new three-year deal to stay with with parent club Everton to end the Yorkshire outfit’s hopes of bringing the 23-year-old to Elland Road on a permanent basis this summer, and Whites fans have been quick to react.
The Merseyside outfit announced on Friday that the defender had signed a contract to remain at Goodison Park, and the news may come as a blow for Paul Heckingbottom and the club who were keen to bring him in, according to the Yorkshire Evening Post.
The centre-back, who also played as a right-back for the Whites on occasions during his season-loan spell, never really made the same impact that Kyle Bartley did the previous campaign, and he was often criticised by the Elland Road faithful on Twitter for his displays.
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Leeds supporters took to social media to have their say on the contract agreement, and while one said “all of a sudden, Victor Orta looks like a football genius”, another said “would prefer Bartley on one leg anyway”.
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Here is just a selection of the Twitter reaction…