Swansea City are reportedly set to sign Blackpool striker Jerry Yates amid doubts over the future of Joel Piroe who has been linked with Nottingham Forest among other clubs.
The 23-year-old has scored 41 goals during the two seasons he has spent in the Championship since arriving at the Welsh club in July 2021 from PSV Eindhoven.
Previous reports have indicated that Forest have made “tentative enquires” about signing the Dutchman this summer.
BBC Sport have reported that Swansea are set to sign Yates after having a bid for the striker accepted, in a potential boost to the Reds’ hopes of signing Piroe. The report states that the bid is “substantial” which indicates that they could be preparing for Piroe’s departure.
Piroe told Eindhovens Dagblad in May: “Whether I will stay in Swansea for another year? There is a lot of speculation, but it remains to be seen whether something concrete will happen.
“It is nice to hear that clubs are interested. I mainly look at where I can play a lot and continue to take steps as a football player.”
