{"id":373669,"date":"2026-01-16T17:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/373669\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T17:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:25:11","slug":"celtic-in-talks-for-leeds-united-transfer-but-rangers-issue-may-affect-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/373669\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic in talks for Leeds United transfer but Rangers issue may affect it"},"content":{"rendered":"

Celtic are in talks with Leeds United for the signing of forward Joel Piroe amid interest from Middlesbrough.<\/p>\n

According to Sky Sports<\/a> (13.47), the Glasgow outfit are seeking a loan move for the Dutchman amid uncertainty over his Elland Road future.<\/p>\n

The Whites share an ownership with Old Firm rivals Rangers, which could complicate matters regarding Celtic\u2019s interest in the striker.<\/p>\n

Martin O\u2019Neill is keen to bolster the team\u2019s attacking options following his return to the club as manager in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

The Premiership side are looking to regain ground in the title race, with the team sitting second in the table and six points adrift of leaders Hearts.<\/p>\n

Celtic eye Joel Piroe move amid Middlesbrough interest<\/p>\n

\"Joel<\/p>\n

Celtic have reportedly<\/a> held talks with Leeds in an attempt to sign Piroe on loan this January.<\/p>\n

It was claimed<\/a> earlier this week that Middlesbrough<\/a> have their eye on the 26-year-old, who has made just 10 appearances in the top flight so far this season.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s believed<\/a> that Celtic are willing to meet the player\u2019s wage expectations, but a permanent exit would be preferred by the Premier League side in order to aid their compliance with the division\u2019s profit and sustainability rules (PSR).<\/p>\n

Leeds are open<\/a> to a permanent exit, but their stance regarding a loan is unclear and their relationship to Rangers through 49ers Enterprises could complicate talks.<\/p>\n

The Whites are not willing<\/a> to force the player out, with Piroe yet to come forward and ask for a departure from the Yorkshire outfit.<\/p>\n

A sale to Middlesbrough<\/a> may be preferable at this stage compared to Celtic due to these behind the scenes complications.<\/p>\n

Boro are currently second in the Championship<\/a> table, and are fighting for automatic promotion to the top flight.<\/p>\n

Kim Hellberg\u2019s side have played a game more than third place Ipswich Town, who are two points behind.<\/p>\n

\"Kim<\/p>\n

Joel Piroe is in control of his Leeds future amid Celtic and Middlesbrough interest<\/p>\n

Leeds being unwilling to push Piroe out the door means he is in control of his future at Elland Road for now.<\/p>\n

The forward has a contract until the summer of 2027, so a sale could make a lot of sense for the Whites this month as he still retains some transfer value.<\/p>\n

He would also be a threatening option for Middlesbrough to have in their push for promotion, so it\u2019s no surprise that they\u2019re eyeing a deal.<\/p>\n

If the connection to 49ers Enterprises proves an issue, then that should give the Championship<\/a> side the edge in the race for his signature, if he does leave in January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Celtic are in talks with Leeds United for the signing of forward Joel Piroe amid interest from Middlesbrough.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":373670,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-373669","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/373670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}