Birmingham City’s August Priske says the he’s found the Championship intense since his January transfer.
The Denmark U21 international joined Birmingham City from Djurgårdens IF in January and the move allowed him to drastically improve his salary.
Two months ago, Sport Witness covered claims from Sweden that the striker improved his salary at Birmingham City, allowing him to earn £20.5k [€23.05k] per week. Sporting wise, he is still adapting to the new league.
He graduated from FC Midtjylland’s academy and made his first team debut in 2021. They sent him on loan to Jong PSV [PSV Eindhoven’s reserve team] and FC Eindhoven before selling to Djurgårdens IF in August 2024.
Last year, the striker was the Allsvenskan’s top scorer with 18 goals. He also contributed two assists from 27 matches.
His performances caught the attention of other clubs, but Birmingham City won the battle in the end. Since moving to St Andrew’s, he is yet to score for his first goal.
The Dane’s Championship stats are as follows:
- Appearances: 10
- Starts: 3
- Total minutes: 356
- Minutes per game: 36
- Expected Goals: 1.01
- Expected Assists: 0.16
- Big chances missed: 1
How Birmingham City convinced August Priske
Earlier this week, the frontman assisted a goal in Denmark’s 4-0 win over Wales in the European U21 qualifiers. This would have given the Danish media an opportunity to speak to August Priske and this week’s edition of Bold have published his interview.
On his first few months at Birmingham City, he said: “The level is high. There are many good players, and both training and matches are intensive.
“The intensity is probably the biggest difference compared to other places I’ve been. It’s a wild form of football with a lot of running, duels and ‘fights’.”
The Blues are 11th in the table, 10 points behind sixth placed Southampton, and have hope of making it to the playoffs.
“We have hope for the playoff places, but it’s clear that we’ve put ourselves in a situation where things look more difficult than before. However, we must do our part to end the season in the best possible way, and then we will see where we end up,” Priske explained.
Bold state Lille, Beşiktaş and Red Bull Salzburg all tried to sign him in the winter market. However, he picked Birmingham City and he’s explained his choice.
“That [ambitions] is a big part of the reason why I switched. From the first meeting they said that the goal was not the middle of the Championship, and that appealed to me,” he added.
“It is one thing to have ambitions and expectations for yourself. Another thing is to dare to speak out loud about them. That is cool. It is clear that there is pressure, but as a person I do not feel it very much. I put more pressure on myself than I think others do.”
Our take: Dane could start shining next season
August Priske changed clubs and country midway through the season. This means he not only has to adapt to the new league but also to a new place.
A full pre-season in the summer gives him sufficient time to prepare well and understand the manager’s methods. This could improve the striker’s chances of showing his qualities at Birmingham City.
🇩🇪 Marvin Ducksch | Birmingham City player is attracting interest from Real Sociedad, AEK Athens and MLShttps://t.co/y4J8qJ8fJY #bcfc
— Sport Witness (@Sport_Witness) March 16, 2026
