It had long been mooted that Mirco Antenucci, who had worn the white of Leeds for two seasons after being signed from Italian side Ternana, would leave at the end of this current campaign.
Despite no official word from the club on his departure, it seems that the following Instagram post from Antenucci’s account is his ‘arrivederci’ to Elland Road.
During his two seasons at Elland Road, Antenucci has established himself as a favourite with a large segment of the Leeds United fanbase. He was the highest scorer for Leeds during the 2014/15 Championship campaign, notching 10 goals as Leeds fought to avoid relegation for large parts of the season.
Antenucci opened this season with a screamer against Burnley (above) and went on to score nine goals in a season where he started only 21 games, appearing off the bench 18 times. As well as netting nine times, the bearded Italian also laid on four assists for the Whites.
Whilst some may point fingers at his involvement in the so-called ‘Sicknote Six’ escapade at the end of his first season, plus subsequent non-appearance at the club’s ‘lap of appreciation’, it cannot also be denied that without his 10 goals that season, Leeds might very well have been in a much worse place than where they ended up.
Mirco, grazie di tutto e arrivederci.