Birmingham City are edging closer to signing Djurgårdens IF’s August Priske in the winter market.
The Swedish club’s record sale is €20m from Lucas Bergvall’s move to Tottenham Hotspur in 2024. Djurgårdens IF sporting director Bosse Andersson shared his confidence three months ago that Priske’s sale could break that record.
On Monday, Tipsbladet reported Chris Davies’ side have an agreement with Djurgårdens IF for €7m. The 21-year-old has travelled to England to complete his move to Birmingham City. Fotboll Direkt reported the fee will rise to €9.3m with bonuses.
Campo also cover the Denmark U21 international’s impending move to the Championship side. They are focusing on how this operation will benefit his former club, FC Midtjylland.
Priske is a product of the Danish club’s academy and spent three years with their senior team.
They sold him to Djurgårdens IF in August 2024 and secured a sell-on clause. This clause will be activated when the forward completes a move to Birmingham City.
40% of Birmingham City transfer
According to Campo, Midtjylland have agreed a ‘whopping 40% resale clause’.
The outlet claims Midtjylland will be eligible to receive DKK 20.8m [€2.78m] from the Birmingham City transfer, with the clause put at 40%. That will likely be 40% of the profit, as is usually the case.
They point out four other operations that has allowed them to raise money via a sell-on clause.
- Artem Dovbyk, Dnipro to Girona, DKK 11m [€1.5m]
- Artem Dovbyk (again), Girona to AS Roma, DKK 69m [€9.24m]
- Jens-Lys Cajuste, Reims to Napoli, DKK 22.5m [€3m]
- Paul Onuachu, Genk to Southampton, DKK 12.3m [€1.65m]
Campo uses these deals plus Priske’s impending sale to Birmingham City to label FC Midtjylland ‘The Clause Kings’.
Djurgårdens IF haven’t managed to get as much from Birmingham City as they originally hoped. That they have to give 40% of their profit to the Danish club will obviously sting further.
