On Thursday, Denmark’s Tipsbladet reported Birmingham City are ahead of Beşiktaş and Lille in the race to sign August Priske.
Swedish newspaper Expressen backed that up and explained the Championship side are negotiating with Djurgårdens IF and an agreement is close.
Later that day, Djurgården sporting director Bosse Andersson confirmed talks with “a lot of clubs” for the 21-year-old. He didn’t specify Birmingham City or any other side, and insisted a sale is only possible if their demands are met.
The Swedish club collected over €20m from Lucas Bergvall’s sale to Tottenham Hotspur in 2024. This is their current record sale.
Three months ago, the director was convinced Priske will break this record. Andersson said yesterday that it could be difficult to achieve, and he’s put himself in a difficult situation due to the earlier bragging.
Bold now back up Birmingham City’s interest in the Dane.
Chris Davies’ side have to be wary of competition from two other clubs. The details of these teams aren’t specified but the outlet says they are from the Championship and Serie A.
According to the report, these two unnamed teams have also made offers to try and sign the striker.
Priske starred for the Allsvenskan side last year, managing 23 goals and three assists from 43 matches. The attacker started this new Swedish football season with a goal against FC Järfälla in the cup.
He has a contract until December 2028, but Bold are certain he will change clubs ‘very soon’. That’s mainly because of the interest being shown.
Although clubs from the Championship and Italy are keen, they state Birmingham City are currently in the lead. The Blues are being rushed to get ahead of the competition.
Birmingham City competition may be exaggerated
Djurgården took him from FC Midtjylland in August 2024. Bold state the Danish club have a 40% sell-on clause.
The Swedish club want the Dane to be their new record sale and have already bragged about it publicly. This, coupled with Midtjylland’s sell-on clause could push Djurgården to try and get more money from his sale.
Djurgården may be suggesting there’s more interest than there is, to try and get a bit more money from Birmingham City.
August Priske hasn’t been mentioned by the Italian media for the past month in relation to a transfer. Agents and clubs there are so intwined with the media that it would be a shock if an offer or an approach has been made without even a report of interest.
Subsequently, that would support the idea that interest from elsewhere may be exaggerated at best.
