leeds unitedGabriel Gudmundsson has enjoyed an excellent debut season with the Premier League team after arriving from Lille in July 2025.
The Sweden international spent four years with the Ligue 1 team before moving to Elland Road.
last month, The left-back said He is enjoying life at Leeds United and feels appreciated by his supporters.
His form for Daniel Farke's team also helped him cement a place in the national team and he started in all four World Cup matches.
Sweden's campaign ended after a 3–0 defeat to France in the round of 32. Les Bleus were the far superior team and dominated the game with more possession, shots and most statistics.
leeds united players not surprised
After the match, the French media were critical of Sweden and express Part of that criticism explained to Gabriel Gudmundsson.
Le Parisien criticized Graham Potter's men for failing to keep hold of the ball regularly. Another newspaper, Le Figaro, said it was mostly a friendly match for France.
L'Equipe said Sweden cannot cancel out the threat of Bayern Munich star Michael Olise.
He said: 'Michael Olise was a pain for Sweden, who tried to give him a few slaps. But nothing could stop him.
Expressen spoke to Gudmundsson to get his reaction to the criticism from the French media. The Leeds United players were not surprised, having had a similar experience during their time at Lille.
"I can say I'm used to it. I spent my four years there and they are quite brutal, in France they are newspapers." He said.
"So, I think we should definitely be proud. You have to remember where we came from and like I said, there's more meat on our bones, and it's only going to get better."
Liverpool striker Alexander Isak had a completely different approach.
"We had a game plan and we followed it. We know it's tough opposition and you have to be brave but not naive. Then it's really unimportant what other media say," Isaac explained.
What's next for the Leeds United fullback?
Recent claims from the Swede have talked about Chelsea's interest in Gabriel Gudmundsson.
leeds united man happy with these links And refused to close the exit door.
Gudmundsson will now go on a break and if there is no further action he will return to Elland Road for pre-season training.
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