Fabrizio Romano says Arsenal have sold 'unbelievable' attacking talent to CL rival for less than £5m

07/04/2024 03:30 PM

Arsenal are likely to be busy on the transfer front in the coming weeks, both in terms of incomings and also outgoings.

The Gunners have pushed for the Premier League title in consecutive seasons and will be eager to go all the way next term.

Arsenal also have players they could look to sell in order to free up wages and squad space. And that’s before mentioning profit and sustainability rules.

Now, Fabrizio Romano has reported that the Gunners have sold one such player – a Hale End graduate who impressed on loan earlier this year – for less than £5million.

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Fabrizio Romano says Arsenal have sold Mika Biereth to Sturm Graz

The player in question is Mika Biereth, who shone on loan at Austrian outfit Sturm Graz in the second half of last season.

Romano has taken to X to report that the 21-year-old has left Arsenal to join their Champions League rivals in a deal worth £4million.

The Gunners have included a sell-on clause in the deal to take Biereth to Sturm Graz, added the transfer insider.

Who is Mika Biereth?

Mika Biereth is a 21-year-old centre-forward who joined Arsenal from Fulham back in 2021.

The Denmark Under-21 international has taken in several loan spells during his time at N5. He has also played for Dutch side RKC Waalwijk and Scottish outfit Motherwell.

However, Biereth really came to the fore when playing for Sturm Graz in the first half of 2024, registering nine goals and four assists from 22 outings.

Back in 2021, then Arsenal recruitment chief Yousouf Sajjad spoke highly of the Hale End graduate, as per OneFootball.

"Mika was one that we looked at for about a year before we signed him," he said.

"His finishing is obviously unbelievable but it's the personality that he showed that really captured our eyes.

"He had no problem in getting in the face of centre-halves, making it uncomfortable for them.”