Birmingham City

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

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