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Leeds United have registered their interest in signing Joel Piroe from Swansea City, joining Leicester City in pursuit of the forward.
Piroe has not received any concrete offers yet, but is more likely to join a club based on an attractive project rather than for financial gain.
The Dutchman has an impressive goalscoring record and ranks highly among his peers for shots on goal, pass completion, progressive passes and shots on target.

Leeds United are preparing for their return to action in the Championship in just a few weeks’ time and now a new update

has emerged on the club’s pursuit of a transfer target.

What’s the latest on Leeds’ interest in Joel Piroe?

According to Wales Online, Leeds have registered their interest in Swansea City forward Joel Piroe this summer.

As per the report, the Welsh club are holding crunch talks with their player ahead of a potential move away, and despite

prioritising the signing of a wing-back, Leeds have joined fellow relegated side Leicester City in their interest of Piroe.

It is noted that Piroe – who had a £20m price tag last summer – has not been subject to any concrete offers as yet, but would

be more likely to join a club based on an attractive project rather than financial gain.

How good is Joel Piroe?

Leeds will face Cardiff City in their Championship opener just over two weeks from now, so Daniel Farke will be feeling the

pressure to identify and secure the signing of players who can bolster and improve key positions on the pitch.

Chelsea youth prospect Ethan Ampadu became the Whites’ first signing of the summer earlier this week and will provide his

new coach with defensive depth in the centre-back role over the 46-game campaign ahead.

However, with Rodrigo and Brenden Aaronson already departing and Wilfried Gnonto’s future hanging in the balance, there

is definitely an opportunity to strengthen the attacking threat over the remainder of the transfer window.

As a result, the signing of Piroe would make perfect sense, as the versatile forward can offer Farke a wealth of experience in

the second tier and could even form a fantastic attacking partnership with Leeds talisman Jack Harrison.

Over 92 appearances so far for Swansea, the 23-year-old has scored 44 goals and registered eight assists, with a goal

contribution every 146 minutes played – an impressive output that would be warmly welcomed at Elland Road next season.

Not only that, the Netherlands native ranked in the top 20% of his positional peers over last season for shots on goal, pass

completion, progressive passes and shots on target, as per FBref, proving that he is one of the most prolific forwards in the

second tier.

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Due to his standout performances, Piroe has been the recipient of high praise, with former Swans boss Russell Martin

waxing lyrical about the Dutchman last season, hailing Piroe as “outstanding” and a “real threat” following a victory over

Bristol City.

Piroe could bring his strong attacking attributes to West Yorkshire, where Harrison could work alongside him to provide the

forward with plenty of goalscoring opportunities over the season ahead, as the ball-winning Englishman delivered more

assists (7) than any other Leeds player last term, as well as offering the most key passes per 90 (1.5), according

to WhoScored.

With that being said, if Leeds could seal a deal for Piroe, it would be a major coup for the club in their pursuit to replace the

goal contributions and attacking presence of Rodrigo in the final third next season.

‘They do like’: Phil Hay says Leeds would happily sign £5m PL defender

They say never go back in football, but Leeds may be about to break that famous rule.

Indeed, according to Phil Hay, speaking on The Square Ball Podcast, Leeds are looking for a new left-back, and one player

they like is Charlie Taylor.

Taylor, of course, was at Leeds for a little while before a £5m move to Burnley, and a return to Elland Road could be on the

cards for the defender after Burnley returned to the Premier League.

Leeds like Taylor

Hay shared what he knows about the defender.

“Yeah, they do like Charlie Taylor, that’s where we do need to push Farke a little bit because Firpo didn’t play in Oslo

because he had a bit of a knock. Where is Farke at with him?” Hay said.

Good addition

It’s a cardinal sin in football to buy-back a player you once sold, but let’s not forget, Taylor is a very good player at this level.

He won’t pull up any trees, but he’s a very dependable player in the Championship as we’ve seen during Burnley’s recent

promotion campaign.

Junior Firpo is surely leaving, so left-back is something of a problem position for Leeds, and Taylor could provide a decent

solution.

It’s unclear how much Burnley would want for the left-back, but the player himself may well be open to returning to a club

where he had so many happy memories as a young player.

With Sam Byram also reportedly back at Leeds on trial, who knows? Perhaps the Whites are getting the old band back

together – Lewis Cook anyone?

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