Joel Piroe's agent talks, what Russell Martin told him last summer and Swansea City star's 'selling point' amid Leicester City interest
Looking as sharp as he is in front of goal, Joel Piroe beams as he proudly carries the two trophies collected from Swansea City's annual awards ceremony.
The Dutchman was voted the supporters’ player of the season while he also took the top goal-scorer of the campaign prize having netted 24 times in his 46 appearances for the Swans. After receiving his second award in the Swansea.com Stadium's plush Sinclair Lounge, a second round of applause erupted from those in the opposite end of the almost segregated suite in what was a real show of gratitude for the man who has time and time again sparked parties in the stands since joining from PSV Eindhoven.
But there was no escaping the fact that even the elephant in the room was blowing its trunk. Kev Johns did an impressive job of keeping the 600 or so attendees in jovial mood throughout, but, after deploying a similar tactic with Flynn Downes, he asked the question all Jacks wanted the answer to.
With the cameras firmly locked in on his smiling face, Piroe was understandably noncommittal on his Swansea future on the stage. But away from the spotlight, the 22-year-old was probed further on what the future holds amid interest from Leicester City.
“It’s always nice to hear that you are being seen at the higher level, but on the other hand I am just really happy to play loads of games," he said. "That’s the most important thing right now. I just want to finish the season very well. We will see what happens after that but I am very happy here.”
There will be yet another significant squad turnaround in Swansea this summer, with Russell Martin confirming Ben Hamer and Korey Smith will depart when their contracts expire next month. Others including Ryan Bennett, Yan Dhanda and


