SWINDON Town chairman Andrew Fitton has confirmed striker Billy Paynter will be leaving the club this summer.

Speaking to the Advertiser, Fitton said: "I don't think he will stay.

"We would like him to stay but he is out of contract and if he has an offer from a Championship club - which we suspect he has - then we are never going to be able to compete with that."

The Championship club in question is almost certainly Leeds United, and with Paynter out of contract in Wiltshire at the end of this month, any potential move could be finalised imminently.

"Billy Paynter has been a good player for Swindon Town, but Swindon Town have helped make Billy Paynter a good player, and sometimes players can forget that," said Fitton.

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