Director delighted with summer bargain after Arsenal deal confirmed!

Strum Graz have revealed that they are delighted with the signing of Mika Biereth from Arsenal.

With only 12 months left on his ARSENAL contract – and having outgrown reserve team football at the age of 21 – the decision from the young forward was to leave the club in hope of finding regular first team football.

And after seeing the summer move happen – sporting director Andreas Schicker has opened up and revealed that the club are delighted with the signing of the striker for a measly £4 million: “Mika is an absolute top striker for our system, with power, depth and an enormous goal threat,” Schicker beams, via the club’s official website.

“We never made it a secret that we wanted to see Mika continue in Graz after his excellent performances in the spring.

“We are therefore extremely happy that we were now able to implement this venture. In addition to the very good discussions with Arsenal, Mika’s very clear commitment to SK Sturm was crucial.

“We are extremely happy that he doesn’t see his job at Sturm as over yet and to continue to see him in the Sturm shirt.”

“We are extremely happy that Mika is now a SK Sturm player after tough but fair and appreciative negotiations,” adds managing director Thomas Tebbich.

“It is of course clear that we had to take a big step economically for this transfer, but we are absolutely convinced of Mika and his potential and are therefore sure that this transfer will bring us a lot of joy!”

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