{"id":63221,"date":"2022-04-29T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T08:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/?p=63221"},"modified":"2022-04-29T08:12:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T07:12:13","slug":"martin-refuses-to-rule-out-piroe-sale-amidst-leicester-city-rumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2022\/04\/29\/martin-refuses-to-rule-out-piroe-sale-amidst-leicester-city-rumours\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin refuses to rule out Piroe sale amidst Leicester City rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The future of Joel Piroe will be one that is up for much speculation this summer with interest already seemingly confirmed from Leicester City who are one of several sides already rumoured to be watching the striker who has scored more than twenty league goals this season.<\/p>\n<p>Piroe&#8217;s double on Tuesday night against Bournemouth will only have served to increase any interest in the striker this summer and the Swans will be braced for much interest in the player who they signed last summer for what could seem to be a snip when the figures start getting banded about.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='I089qqOiQmViFOXE4AckIg' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1240257144' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'I089qqOiQmViFOXE4AckIg',sig:'ekuh4O5-wql1G2Z6kMcy-wDHwf3t9vbOfVPznm5XO7A=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1240257144',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>A glance at the Championship top scorers this season tell you that twenty goal strikers at this level are not plentiful and that could mean that the Swans face bids this summer that they find hard to turn down which could mean that the stay for Piroe in SA1 is relatively short and sweet if we do decide to cash in.<\/p>\n<p>Russell Martin was clearly not ruling out a move for Joel yesterday but was clear in the view that the club have a valuation on the player and it is not one they plan from &#8211; a clear message that we will not deal on the cheap should we decide to sell and use the money to strengthen the overall feel of the squad.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If anyone scores that many goals, whether that interest goes into an actual offer, people will be aware it\u2019s his first season at this level,&#8221; said the head coach when <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/swansea-city-wales-dealt-ben-23809945\">addressing the press yesterday<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There\u2019s a lot of players who do it for one season and then struggle to maintain that. That\u2019s going to be his next challenge for us. But we\u2019re very comfortable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='efAiB_2DQYNLmxpqKx0AdQ' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1240257217' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'efAiB_2DQYNLmxpqKx0AdQ',sig:'ZUJKFbQ_7eHThj1Fa_5AfanHzn0QbWBVubL7A2YhCCA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1240257217',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We have a valuation for Joel and I don&#8217;t think that\u2019s going to be flexible really. We can\u2019t say we\u2019re definitely not going to sell him, I can\u2019t say that about any player because any player outside the top four in the Premier League is for sale at the right price.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But it\u2019ll take a huge sum of money to take him away from us. Joel\u2019s not in a desperate rush to leave. I spoke to Joel\u2019s agent after Tuesday night, he\u2019s so happy here and loves his team mates and what we\u2019re doing. That makes a big difference about how the boys feel about being here.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The rumours are going to go crazy but my job is not to pay too much attention to that. I think he\u2019s a young man who possesses brilliant technical ability. We have a really clear plan for the summer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We also know there needs to be some finance brought into the club. We have a lot of players out on loan and some guys here who have not played as much as they would have liked. 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