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Will Leeds sign Troy Parrott as Joel Piroe deal leaves Irish striker with 'bitter pill to swallow'? Joel Piroe is reportedly in the "final stages" of leaving Leeds United to join West Ham in the Championship. He's not the only player on the verge of saying goodbye to Elland Road, either, with Lucas Perri and Sebastiaan Bornauw also on their way out of West Yorkshire. Perri has agreed a loan-to-buy move to Torino, while Bornauw is set for a medical at Hamburg after a similar agreement was reached. Piroe's move to West Ham is now reportedly progressing, according to Dutch news outlet VI, who claim that the Hammers have turned their attention to the Leeds striker after failing to land Troy Parrott. Piroe scored just one goal in 21 total appearances for Leeds last season and only managed to start twice in the Premier League. His exit is no doubt one that is welcomed by all parties, but his move to the London Stadium isn't being too well received in the Netherlands. Why Joel Piroe's Leeds exit is causing a headache in his homeland As per VI's report on Sunday, Piroe is being targetted by West Ham after their bid for Ireland international Parrott failed to meet AZ Alkmaar's expectations. Parrott was reportedly keen on the move to East London, so with the news that Piroe is now close to signing for the Championship side instead, it's a "bitter pill to swallow" for the ex-Tottenham striker. It'll be interesting to see if his unhappiness about AZ failing to accept West Ham's offer for him leads to any serious effort from Elland Road chiefs to now bring him to West Yorkshire. Will Leeds now push to sign Troy Parrott? With Joe Gelhardt leaving to join Hull and Piroe on his way to West Ham, there's definitely an opening in Leeds' strikeforce. Dominic Calvet-Lewin had a great opening campaign at Elland Road, but Noah Okafor only managed seven goals in 37 total games last term. Although he's stayed fit so far, Calvert-Lewin is always an injury risk and there's also got to be some consideration for the fact he's 29 years old. Leeds should definitely consider another striker but the suggestions earlier this summer were that Parrott was never going to be a serious target, despite him bagging 31 goals and supplying 12 assists in 48 matches last season.