Everton transfer news as door now open to sign Joel Piroe who wants Premier League move
Swansea City striker Joel Piroe wants a move to the Premier League this summer opening the door for Everton to make their move, according to the Swansea Independent.
According to the report (28 July), a move to a Championship club is less attractive for the Dutchman and with the English second-division campaign set to kick off in a week’s time, Swansea want a rapid decision from Everton on whether they want to sign him.
Piroe looks almost certain to leave Swansea this summer with Wales Online reporting on 29 June that both Everton and Nottingham Forest were interested with his contract still having a year left to run.
Everton have reportedly made tentative enquiries for the talented striker but are yet to firm up their interest.
Dyche needs to decide
Given the Toffees’ damning goalscoring exploits last season, finishing as the division’s second-lowest scorers (34 goals), signing a striker is absolutely high on their priority list and after the failure to tempt El Bilal Toure to join the club, Sean Dyche holds a huge decision on which striker seems the best fit for his Everton ambitions.
At 23 years and coming off the back of another scintillating Championship campaign, Piroe seems the sensible and attractive option right now and it seems as if Swansea are awaiting the Toffees’ decision on the player.
The forward, dubbed “outstanding” by his former manager Russell Martin has enjoyed life at the Welsh club over the previous few seasons as stated previously, scoring 24 goals in 2021/22 and finding the net on 20 occasions this season, suggesting he is a prolific frontman that can score on a regular basis.
Piroe will solve plenty of the burning attacking issues in the Everton squad but is also blessed with the size, bullish characteristics and clinical goalscoring attributes to become a serious possible weapon for Dyche next season.
With the Toffees already losing Ellis Simms and Neal Maupay expected to seal his exit this summer, the Blues will only have an injury-prone Dominic Calvert-Lewin as their only real option upfront. With the new season just two weeks away, Dyche needs to make a decision fast.
In other Everton news, an exit-linked Toffees player has recently been spotted in talks with a senior Goodison Park figure ahead of the new season.