Edu inserted a sell-on clause when Arsenal sold Mika Biereth to Sturm Graz (Image: GETTY)
Arsenal are in line for a cash boost as Mika Biereth is closing in on a move from Sturm Graz to Monaco. The Gunners sold the 21-year-old striker to the Austrian club last summer when Edu still worked as sporting director at the Emirates Stadium.
Edu reportedly inserted a sell-on clause into the deal before the £4million transfer went ahead.
And Biereth appears to have done enough to secure another move half a season later after bagging 14 goals and five assists this season.
landed Biereth from the Fulham academy in 2019 and later shipped him out on loan to RKC Waalwijk and Motherwell.
He enjoyed a temporary spell with Sturm Graz during the second half of last season, with the Austrian club then opting to make the move permanent in the summer.
The 21-year-old has been prolific for his current employers and is the top scorer in the Austrian Bundesliga this season after notching 11 league goals.
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Arsenal sold Mika Biereth to Sturm Graz for £4million last summer, with the star on the move again (Image: GETTY)
Monaco look set to pay Sturm Graz £10.8m plus a further £1.75m in add-ons to secure the services of Biereth.
And, according to the , will bank a seven-figure sum if the deal goes through as their sell-on clause was significant.
Biereth never featured for the first-team during his five-year spell at the Emirates, although he did appear on the bench in the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup.
The talented ace contributed six goals and five assists during 15 appearances for Motherwell last season before linking up with Sturm Graz. And he has gone on to impress in the Champions League this season, getting his name on the scoresheet during clashes with Girona and Lille.
During Edu’s time in north London, worked hard to add sell-on clauses into deals when they cashed in on academy graduates.
The Gunners made £4m last summer after Ipswich paid £22m for Omari Hutchinson and also profited to the tune of £2m when Luton signed former youngster Mark McGuinness from Cardiff.
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