Leeds United's England U20 international Ronaldo Vieira secured a move to Serie A this week, joining Sampdoria.

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The youngster had been with Leeds just shy of three years, making 68 appearances and scoring twice. In that time he seemingly caught the hearts of Leeds fans and now he's gone, the mutual appreciation is in full swing.

He took to Twitter last night to thanks Leeds fans for their support and maybe, just maybe suggest the move wasn't exactly what he expected.

"Sometimes in life things don't go as you want them to go," he tweeted. "Sometimes things are out of your control. But then you have to take those opportunities and give it your everything as I have always done. I have nothing but love for Leeds United."

His message drew a huge response from Leeds' fans on Twitter, with literally hundreds of good luck messages pouring through the social media site.

Some expressed shock he'd been allowed to leave, others struggled to hold back their own emotions as Vieira became perhaps the only Whites' player to depart this summer with any good feeling at all.

Here is a selection of the very best responses, selected from several hundred.