Million dollar deal: Sturm Graz says goodbye to top scorer Mika Biereth to Monaco!

Million dollar deal: Sturm Graz says goodbye to top scorer Mika Biereth to Monaco!

SK Sturm Graz is facing an exorbitant transfer as Danish striker Mika Biereth is about to move to AS Monaco. The 21-year-old is expected in the French Ligue 1 for a medical check on Friday. According to reports, the transfer fee is around 13 million euros, although bonuses could increase the sum up to 20 million euros, like Today.at reported.

For Sturm Graz, this would be the next big sale after Rasmus Højlund moved to Atalanta for 20 million euros in 2022 and Emanuel Emegha to Strasbourg for 13 million euros in 2023. It is noteworthy that Biereth's former club, Arsenal FC, is involved in the transfer fee through a resale share of 33 percent. This means that Sturm Graz will have to cede around €4 million to the Gunners in the event of a move, but this still brings a significant financial advantage to the club as they only signed the talent from Arsenal in the summer for €4.7 million, as stated Transfermarkt.de reported.

Biereth, who has already scored 23 goals and nine assists in 47 competitive games this season, had previously taken part in the training camp in Marbella, but was missing from a friendly against FC Lugano because he was “not focused”. These developments demonstrate the increasing interest in talented players in the Bundesliga and the significant financial transactions associated with their moves.