£10.5million plus add-ons last week, and his debut brought his first goal for the club and an overall brilliant display.
Leeds have been crying out for a ruthless goalscorer for some time now, and look to have got just the solution to the issue in Joel Piroe.
The Swansea City hitman joined the club on an initial £10.5million deal – rising to £16million with add-ons, according to Phil Hay.
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His debut brought a goal away to Ipswich Town to see the Tractor Boys drop points for the first time this season, as Leeds put four past them in a breathless 4-3 win.
Piroe’s performance brought more out of other players too, and here, we look at two Leeds stars that are going to seriously benefit from his arrival…
The West Brom draw underlined that Georginio Rutter cannot be a focal point, especially when he’s paired with Joe Gelhardt who looked lost in a supporting role.
However, with Rutter leading Ipswich and Piroe just behind him, it gave Leeds the best of both worlds in terms of supporting the Frenchman in attack, as well as a threat. goal and presence in the penalty area that Piroe.
This gives Rutter a more flexible role up front, moving wide, deep back to create counter-attacks or support himself to create opportunities as he sees fit.
His goal came in a genius way as he beat three players to roll into the far corner, and suddenly the £36million man seemed to become a more stable part of attack.
Sinisterra also scored on the trip to Suffolk, but he also inadvertently opened the scoring for Piroe, as he cut inside and watched as his shot was denied in danger, being missed by the foreigner.
The Netherlands rushes in. The Colombian will beat most full-backs in the tournament when he is in a 1v1 position, as Archie Gray’s beautiful position change has opened the game, but having options in the box first This is a problem.
Although Sinisterra’s sole purpose in winning the ball back was to cut the ball and aim for goal, the presence of a dangerous attacker late in the box meant Sinisterra’s efforts were even futile. more fierce, leading to a goal.
Having that option in the box would give the left winger a lot more confidence and support to continue in those positions, especially adding that a left-back can ride him.
