Mika Biereth: Sturm Graz loses star striker to AS Monaco!

Mika Biereth: Sturm Graz loses star striker to AS Monaco!

Graz, Österreich - Mika Biereth changes to AS Monaco! The talented striker from Sturm Graz has made an agreement with the French club according to media reports. The transfer is associated with a sum of 13 million euros plus possible bonus payments of up to 2 million euros, whereby a significant part also goes to its former Arsenal association as a result of a resale agreement. According to orf , Sturm Graz had only signed the 21-year-old from the Gunners last summer for a record sum of 4.7 million euros after playing on loan for the Austrian champion. In the current season, Biereth scored 14 goals and collected five assists in 25 games.

The change comes at a critical time, since Monaco is urgently looking for reinforcement in attack - Folarin Balogun will be canceled several months after an shoulder operation. According to Yahoo Sports , Monaco Biereth has chosen as her first choice for reinforcement and has already made personal agreements with the striker. However, Sturm Graz still has to agree to a final agreement on the transfer. Biereth's change has become more and more likely in the past few days because he had made it clear that he was longing for new challenges. His last appearance for Sturm took place in a friendly against Lugano during the training camp in Marbella.

Farewell to the top scorer

With the departure of Biereth, not only a talented player is lost, but also the best scorer of the first half of the season. Together with Ronivaldo from Blau-Weiß Linz, he led the scorer list with eleven goals. Sturm's sports manager Michael Parensen said that this change was the right decision for both the player and the club. He emphasized the club's philosophy of promoting young talents and selling profitably, which is also reflected in the last transfers.