The #LUFC Breakfast Debate (Tuesday 16th July) - Piroe & Gnonto on the move?
Good Morning. It's Tuesday 16th July, and here are the latest headlines from Elland Road...
Distinct possibility Piroe could be on the move
Transfer expert Graeme Bailey has claimed that Joel Piroe could be on the move this Summer, amid interest from several English, and European clubs! The 24 year old netted 14 times in 2700 of league game time last season, but was benched on the rare occasions Bamford was fit. His lack of pace was a cause of concern for Farke, who experimented with a role reversal with Georginio Rutter; alas, it didn't work out!
14 goals and 3 assists from 30 starts for the Whites, coupled with 41 goals in 91 appearances for Swansea show Piroe has a natural ability in-front of goal, and should guarantee a healthy profit on the £10m they forked out on him last Summer. Interestingly, former Sky Sports journalist Bailey also told that Bamford is also available, as if it was commo knowledge! Speaking to LeedsUnited.News, Bailey was quoted as saying...
We think that is the case [Leeds signing a striker]. We are hearing that Piroe may be on the move and Bamford is available as we know. There is still quite a lot to happen at Elland Road with the squad, might be one in, one out. Farke wants a bit more and I think he will bring a striker in. There is interest in Piroe from a few places, it hasn’t quite worked out for him since he arrived so it’s an interesting one. I think there is quite a bit of interest from abroad but we will see how that transpires.
Everton re-open talks over Gnonto deal
Everton have re-opened talks with their Leeds Utd counterparts about signing Wilfred Gnonto this Summer, following the expected £50m sale of Midfielder Amadou Onana.
The Toffee's are big fans of the Italian International, and came close to signing him last Summer; but Leeds refused to be low-balled. The deal then fell through, causing Gnonto to go on strike to try and force the move. After apologising, he was welcomed back to the fold, and had a positive influence on the team, albeit not as much as was expected!
Anything less than £25m just would not make sense for the Whites to sell him. He has bags of unrealised potential and the ability to make a big difference in the Championship when playing well. With three years left on his contract, Leeds are very much in the driving seat as far as negotiations go. We must also remember that former club FC Zurich are due a massive sell-on fee!
Whites to revisit Skipp deal
With the £8.5m sale of Finnish International Glen Kamara imminent, Leeds have been tipped to revisit Spurs, and launch another attempt to tempt Oliver Skipp to West Yorkshire.
The 23yo only played a bit role for Tottenham last season, completing only 695 minutes of game time last season, and with the arrival of Archie Gray, could fall further down the pecking order. Skipp played under Daniel Farke whilst on loan with Norwich during their 20/21 campaign, and now wants him back on a permanent basis.
Ange Postecoglou see's a lot of potential in Skipp, and doesn't want to see him leave before they can extract as much money as they can from the former England U21 starlet. Money talks, and with a further £8.5m on top of sales from Cresswell, Llorente, Roca and Gray, may be able to table an offer that even Daniel Levy will find hard to turn down!
