Mika Biereth (Ex-Arsenal)

[SilentWitness]

A combination of scouting and data led Monaco to identify Mika Biereth as one of the most efficient strikers in Europe.

They haggled Austrian club Sturm Graz down to a €15million (£12.6m, $16.2m) package and terms were agreed on a transfer in January.

The 22-year-old has scored 10 goals in his first 10 games, making him the joint-top scorer in Europe’s top five leagues in 2025, along with Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembele.

The parallel narratives invite the question as to whether Arsenal were right to sell Biereth for £4million to Sturm Graz last summer, and whether the ruthless marksman they are seeking was right under their nose all along.

At the time of his Emirates exit, those close to Biereth believed the sale was the natural conclusion to three years of smart loan progression by Arsenal to make a trading profit on him, while negotiating a sizeable sell-on percentage.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/61...eth-arsenal-monaco?source=user-shared-article



One to keep an eye on perhaps. Scored three hat tricks in February.

 

[MrBrightside1989]

Looked decent on loan at Motherwell!

 

[Ali Dia]

Best team in Austria this year in a two horse league. RBS seem to be in a bad cycle. It's a great league for young strikers to build their confidence in. Tried and tested.

 

[Lay]

Scoring 3 hattricks in a month is ridiculous.

 

[elmo]

Sign whoever got them the data. We need too many players.

 

[elmo]

Best team in Austria this year in a two horse league. RBS seem to be in a bad cycle. It's a great league for young strikers to build their confidence in. Tried and tested.

He’s at Monaco now though

 

[Heinzesight]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/61...eth-arsenal-monaco?source=user-shared-article



One to keep an eye on perhaps. Scored three hat tricks in February.

He looks about 50 years old on that thumbnail!