{"id":738247,"date":"2026-02-02T22:55:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T22:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/738247\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T22:55:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T22:55:26","slug":"joel-piroe-is-the-cause-of-leeds-transfer-discontent-at-elland-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/738247\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel Piroe is the cause of Leeds transfer discontent at Elland Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-Insets-2026-02-02T193450.566-1140x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Daniel Farke looking unhappy in the direction of Joel Piroe and Elland Road in the background.\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 20%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Credit: Imago<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/c61bbbe23d278f647fb87ae5b38fa1b2.png\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Jacob Raw\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Mon 2 February 2026 20:25, UK <\/p>\n<p><strong>Leeds United may scowl in the direction of Joel Piroe as their winter market business comes to an underwhelmingly quiet close.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Whites were able to seal the loan signing of Facundo Buonanotte from Brighton, who will no doubt have a positive effect for <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/daniel-farke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Farke<\/a>\u2018s side from now until the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Argentine comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/leeds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds<\/a>\u2018 only piece of business for the first team, despite them being firmly among a relegation scrap.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/what-joel-piroe-has-now-told-leeds-united-bosses-as-rangers-line-up-last-minute-raid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Piroe had the chance to leave Elland Road<\/a>, but didn\u2019t want to go, and now the Whites could rue several missed opportunities in the market.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-221244\" \/>Leeds denied transfer chances because of Joel Piroe<\/p>\n<p>Leeds were always going to be limited in spending money over recent weeks, and that proved to be the case.<\/p>\n<p>There was an internal belief that sales needed to be made to raise funds, as <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/leeds-stance-on-missing-out-on-jorgen-strand-larsen-emerges-as-crystal-palace-seal-blockbuster-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 49ers fell short in their attempts to sign Jorgen Strand Larsen<\/a> from Wolves.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/joel-piroe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Piroe<\/a>\u2018s potential exit was the most important.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links multi\">\n<li>Piroe has started just four times for the Whites this season<\/li>\n<li>He has yet to score a goal<\/li>\n<li>Piroe is far down Farke\u2019s pecking order of strikers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds-live.co.uk\/sport\/leeds-united\/piroe-nmecha-perri-leeds-united-33348359\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leeds Live<\/a> on Monday, the Whites knew that Piroe simply had to leave if they were going to spend any money.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutchman rejected multiple approaches from Championship clubs and sides abroad due to his ambition to stay and fight for a place at LS11.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/piroe-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Joel Piroe's stats for Leeds United this season.\" class=\"wp-image-221178\" \/>Piroe\u2019s Leeds stats in all competitions this season.<\/p>\n<p>As highlighted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofascore.com\/football\/player\/joel-piroe\/850823?utm_source=motleedsnews.com&amp;utm_medium=FootballPlayerCard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sofascore<\/a>, Piroe averages a low 6.31 average rating across all competitions, and hasn\u2019t done himself many favours for a chance of breaking into Farke\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<p>Hence why there will be Elland Road frustration over a lack of transfer movement, especially on deadline day, when game-changing players can become available.<\/p>\n<p>Why Piroe now faces even greater task at Leeds United<\/p>\n<p>Piroe is out of form and has been unable to make the transition to the Premier League. In the Championship, there was no doubt about it; he was lethal, but he hasn\u2019t be able to take his momentum from last campaign into this term.<\/p>\n<p>Dominic Calvert-Lewin has hit a bit of a rough patch in front of goal, but Farke will most likely persist with his favoured striker, with Lukas Nmecha also a key player for the German boss.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PIROE-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Joel Piroe Leeds United goal involvements\" class=\"wp-image-219864\" \/>Credit: Imago<\/p>\n<p>Even when Nmecha was injured, Farke decided to play the likes of Noah Okafor and Brenden Aaronson either beside or behind Calvert-Lewin, as Piroe watched on while warming the bench.<\/p>\n<p>So the chances of the forward having an impact all of a sudden in this crunch second half of the season are slim.<\/p>\n<p>Understandably, he wanted to stay and fight for his place, but the logistics of it never looked good for the former Swansea man.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Leeds could suffer through a lack of activity in the market, all because Piroe wouldn\u2019t leave.<\/p>\n<p>Stay up to date this winter with our <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/leeds-2026-winter-transfer-window-every-done-deal-signing-exit-and-loan-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds transfer tracker<\/a>. Click to see every done deal at Elland Road, plus expert reaction from our team of writers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Imago Mon 2 February 2026 20:25, UK Leeds United may scowl in the direction of Joel Piroe&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":738248,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,12413,1860,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-738247","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-joel-piroe","12":"tag-leeds","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116003506091774700","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=738247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738247\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/738248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=738247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=738247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=738247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}