How much Swansea City will receive if Leeds gain promotion, as Joel Piroe completes transfer

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Wales Online claim Leeds United will shell out another £3m to Swansea City if the club gain promotion to the Premier League, after the Welsh side sold striker Joel Piroe to Leeds – for an initial fee of £10.5m.

Piroe, 24, has starred for Swansea since swapping PSV for England’s second tier. Moving to Wales, he has since scored 46 goals in 96 games – two of which has come in four games this season for Swansea.

Phil Hay has reported that Leeds are paying an initial £10.5m fee to sign Piroe – but add-ons could take a deal to within £1m of the fee it cost Leeds to sign Raphinha. Another £5.5m, taking a deal to £16m.

Now, the latest report from Wales Online states that if Leeds do gain promotion back to the top tier, then it will cost us £3m – in a deal for Piroe. It is unclear if that clause expires after one season, or will remain.

Leeds will shell out another £3m to Swansea if we gain promotion

What a signing. But it was always going to be an expensive one, even with Piroe in the final year of his contract at Swansea. The size of the clubs, and the amount, meant a fee had to be big. Dortmund, say.

So, Leeds might have slightly overpaid for Piroe – especially if a deal reaches £16m. But what we have got is a striker that will surely be good enough for the Premier League, young enough to get better.

Promotion to the Premier League will mean Leeds will receive plenty more cash. So, if it does mean we have to pay £3m to Swansea in the event of promotion – well, that is money well spent in singing Piroe.