Leeds United reportedly agree £12m fee in striker pursuit as manager makes 'stay or go' claim

Leeds’ hunt for a striker appears to be nearing a conclusion as the Daily Mail report a fee has been agreed between the Whites and Swansea City for 24-year-old attacker Joel Piroe.

The news follows comments made by Swans boss Michael Duff on Thursday morning in which he offered clarity on the situation surrounding Piroe, who has one year remaining on his existing contract with the Championship club.

"I imagine he'll either sign a deal [at Swansea] or he'll be sold,” Duff said, as quoted by WalesOnline.

"I don't envisage the club letting him run his contract down, because I don't think it would make economic sense.

"There has been conversations with Joel. It's not a case of 'I'm not signing a contract'. There has been a dialogue between the club, his agent, and Joel. Where that's at, I don't know."

Unconfirmed reports emerged on Wednesday that a £10 million bid had been tabled by Leeds, however fresh claims suggest the supposed fee is north of that figure.

"I don't know if they've tabled a bid or not,” Duff added. “I'm the same as everyone else. Things will happen quickly at this stage of the window now, because they have to.”

Leeds are expected to be active during the final week of the transfer window with supporters still keen for the club to add a centre-forward, a central midfielder and a full-back to supplement Daniel Farke’s squad.

Farke will host his pre-match press conference at 1:30pm this afternoon, ahead of Leeds’ visit to Ipswich Town this weekend.