Transfer win after 6 months
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SK Sturm Graz is once again facing a shower of millions for a top striker: After Rasmus Højlund in 2022 (for 20 million to Atalanta) and Emanuel Emegha in 2023 (for 13 million to Strasbourg), Mika Biereth will now leave the Austrian double winner and take next step. This is for the 21-year-old Dane at AS Monaco, where he is expected for a medical check on Friday.
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Biereth had previously traveled to Sturm’s training camp in Marbella, Spain, but missed a friendly against FC Lugano because, according to the club, his “head was not clear”. Monaco had been courting the services of the Bundesliga’s top scorer with eleven goals (5 assists) in 16 games for a long time, but an offer from the Ligue 1 club for a transfer fee of 13 million euros plus 3 million euros in possible bonuses has now convinced Schwoazn , reports the “Small newspaper“. Thanks to a resale share, the total transfer fee for the Bundesliga club could rise to up to 20 million euros.
Sturm had signed Biereth from Arsenal FC in the summer after a six-month loan for the club’s record fee of 4.7 million euros – now he will be the second most expensive departure, tied with Emegha, and could ideally catch up with Højlund. Due to a sell-on clause, the Gunners are to receive a third of the rumored 13 million euros. That would be over 4 million euros again.
In 47 competitive games, the U21 national player contributed 23 goals and nine assists. This season he is the fourth best scorer under the age of 21 in Europe with 19 goals. Biereth’s market value recently rose to 13 million euros during the Austria update in mid-December. In the Bundesliga comparison, he and his teammate Malick Yalcouyé (19) are clearly the most valuable players who are not under contract with Red Bull Salzburg (to the market value overview).