{"id":84668,"date":"2023-08-09T07:08:41","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T06:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/?p=84668"},"modified":"2023-08-09T07:08:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T06:08:41","slug":"are-leeds-united-and-southampton-going-to-miss-out-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2023\/08\/09\/are-leeds-united-and-southampton-going-to-miss-out-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Leeds United and Southampton going to miss out now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Duff was clearly a happy man when he talked to the press after last night&#8217;s 3-0 win over Northampton at the Swansea.com Stadium and that mood could be about to become better if Joel Piroe were to extend his stay in SA1.<\/p>\n<p>The striker has looked to be a certain departure from the Swansea.com Stadium all summer with transfer links to Everton, Nottingham Forest, Leicester and Southampton in this country as well as Atalanta in Italy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='-h8SU-XuSGRajKnBde3Fig' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1584980235' 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:'-h8SU-XuSGRajKnBde3Fig',sig:'eQ-uG34vDwlOf82WIJQSBTuF7y6jNLBevIeUjF4tfkc=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1584980235',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Despite all that interest (and speculation) there has been no firm bids for the Swans striker though and that has opened the door for talks between the Swans and the player over potentially extending his stay in SA1.<\/p>\n<p>The player, it was reported, was happy to run down his contract and leave for a free next summer but that was simply not an option for the club who could never afford to let him leave for nothing next summer when there could potentially be a several million pound deal in the offing this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The clubs that are circulating would have known that as well and no doubt would have been hoping to pick up Piroe for far less than his market value in the closing stages of the window but it is now believed that the representatives of Piroe are more than willing to consider a new deal in SA1.<\/p>\n<p>Discussions over that new deal are still in the early stages and does not change the ambition of Piroe to play at a higher level.\u00a0 \u00a0What though it achieves is that it would earn him a better deal to stay at the club and from the club&#8217;s perspective it puts us in a position where we can ensure that any move away will deliver a fair market value with a longer term contract.<\/p>\n<p>Piroe opened his account for the new season last night when he scored twice in the Carabao Cup first round win over Northampton and he is fast closing in on the fifty goal mark for the Swans in just over two seasons at the club.\u00a0 \u00a0Another season where he returns more than twenty goals will see interest increase in the player but similarly that kind of return is likely to see the Swans in the higher end of the Championship table and who is to say at that stage that we could not deliver his ambition without the need to move away from an area in which he is settled.<\/p>\n<p>In a very similar vein as we saw with Matt Grimes two years ago when he looked set for a move away we could be set for a repeat with Piroe under a change in manager.\u00a0 \u00a0Two year back it was the appointment of Russell Martin that appeared to change the mind of the Swansea captain, this time around it will be a mixture but don&#8217;t underplay the role of the manager in being able to make this happen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='l1fOYL1rTCR0RF8FlJdbQw' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1585074994' 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:'l1fOYL1rTCR0RF8FlJdbQw',sig:'iDBgFuX3n7hRyk7xTIyDzDxpKlJiVY28kigFN2DByQw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1585074994',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Speaking last night that manager himself said <span data-reactid=\".1x1xwnn7dna.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">I know the club are talking to Joel<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x1xwnn7dna.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".1x1xwnn7dna.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t know where it&#8217;s at &#8211; he has not said no, he has not said yes, and we have not had a bid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x1xwnn7dna.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".1x1xwnn7dna.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">&#8220;Until the club receive a bid, there is no question to be answered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x1xwnn7dna.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".1x1xwnn7dna.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">&#8220;We could probably save everybody a bit of time after every game by just not talking about it. Until it happens, it&#8217;s a pointless conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x1xwnn7dna.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".1x1xwnn7dna.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">&#8220;Until he goes\u2026 his attitude has been great,&#8221; Duff added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x1xwnn7dna.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11\"><span data-reactid=\".1x1xwnn7dna.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0\">&#8220;I say until he goes, he might not go. He is a good player and he helps the way we want to play. He sort of dictates the way we want to play because of the movements he makes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x1xwnn7dna.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12\"><span data-reactid=\".1x1xwnn7dna.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.0\">&#8220;The one thing everyone is looking for in football is goals and it is the most expensive thing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x1xwnn7dna.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><span data-reactid=\".1x1xwnn7dna.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.0\">&#8220;He is a prized asset. If someone is willing to pay the right price then I am sure he will go, but these are decisions which are taken out of my hands.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1x1xwnn7dna.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\">The Swans position will be strengthened by the departure of Olivier Ntcham who has freed up a significant amount on the weekly wage bill and Duff also confirmed he hopes to seal another loan deal by the weekend where the Swans visit West Brom.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1x1xwnn7dna.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\">However, for all\u00a0 the transfer activity in SA1 this summer so far it could end up being an extended contract that proves to be the most significant signing.\u00a0 \u00a0We wait and see.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1x1xwnn7dna.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84669\" src=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Piroe-Stays.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Piroe-Stays.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Piroe-Stays-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Piroe-Stays-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Piroe-Stays-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Piroe-Stays-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Piroe-Stays-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Piroe-Stays-1068x601.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Duff was clearly a happy man when he talked to the press after last night&#8217;s 3-0 win over Northampton at the Swansea.com Stadium and that mood could be about to become better if Joel Piroe were to extend his stay in SA1. 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