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Birmingham City Sign Djurgårdens Striker August Priske on Long-Term Deal

The 21-year-old arrives after leading Sweden's top flight in scoring, with reports split on a five or five-and-a-half-year deal.

Overview

  • Birmingham City confirmed Priske’s arrival from Djurgårdens IF, presenting him as their fourth signing of the January window after Kai Wagner, Jhon Solis and Ibrahim Osman.
  • Coverage differs on contract length, with BirminghamLive reporting a deal through summer 2031 and other outlets describing a five-year agreement.
  • The fee is widely reported at around £6 million, which Swedish reports say would rank as Djurgårdens’ second-biggest sale.
  • Priske finished last season as Allsvenskan’s top scorer with 18 goals in 27 matches and has 24 goals in 52 games for Djurgårdens in all competitions.
  • Manager Chris Davies praised Priske’s hold-up play and aerial threat and views him as an additional centre-forward option alongside Marvin Ducksch and Kyogo Furuhashi; the Dane has Denmark U21 caps and European experience from Djurgårdens’ recent Conference League run.