Rangers Lead Joël Piroe Race If Leeds Stay Up

Rangers remain one of the frontrunners to sign joël piroe in the summer if Leeds United stay in the Premier League. The Leeds striker has not scored in the top flight this season with four games left, and his future now appears tied to whether Daniel Farke’s side secure their status.

Joël Piroe and Rangers

Piroe scored 19 goals in the Championship last season, but he has slipped down the pecking order at Elland Road this year. Leeds are set to tell him he is free to leave this summer once their Premier League status is settled, and Rangers are still in the frame after showing interest in the winter window.

The striker is under contract until the summer of 2027, so any move would need Leeds to be willing sellers rather than simply waiting for his deal to run down. That leaves the transfer linked to a narrow set of conditions: Leeds staying up, Piroe being made available, and a suitor moving quickly enough to make a deal happen.

Leeds United and Middlesbrough

Rangers and Leeds are both owned by 49ers Enterprises, which gives the clubs a direct corporate link without changing the fact that Leeds will not be acting as a feeder club. Middlesbrough are also interested, and Celtic had previously looked at a January loan move, which keeps the competition for Piroe wider than one club in Glasgow.

For Leeds, the decision point is simple. If safety is secured, Piroe moves into the group of players who could be moved on in the summer, and that list may also include Joe Gelhardt. For Rangers, the opening is there now, but only if the conditions around Leeds and their own rivals line up in the coming months.