Nordsjaelland set asking price for Yirenkyi | OneFootball

Nordsjaelland are determined to break the Danish Superliga transfer record with the sale of midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi, after rejecting several hefty offers for their young star this summer.

The 20-year-old Ghanaian has stood out not only for his club but also at the World Cup, where he scored his national team’s winning goal against Panama. His performances have attracted interest from several clubs, including FC Porto this summer, as well as an English side that had already submitted a bid in the winter transfer window.

Alexander Riget, Nordsjaelland’s sporting director, confirmed to newspaper Bold that the club have been turning down offers for the midfielder, even with the World Cup under way. “We have already rejected major offers for him this summer. Including bids close to the Superliga record, which, as far as I know, we hold. So we need a little more than that,” Riget said.

At the moment, the most expensive transfer in Danish league history also belongs to Nordsjaelland, with the sale of Nuamah to Molenbeek, Lyon’s partner club, for €28.5 million. The club’s firm stance in negotiations is also backed by its strong financial position, reflected in a record profit of more than 200 million kroner, announced in May, equivalent to around €26.8 million.

“It is the result of many years of hard work, which puts us in a position where we can say no to quite high amounts,” the director explained. “We are in a position where we can say no until we feel the price is right, and that is the case here.” Although he admits the World Cup is a “good showcase”, Riget stresses that Europe’s top clubs were already closely following Yirenkyi’s development.

“Throughout the spring, we had many clubs visiting us, including some major ones. So clubs already know he is a talented player. That homework has already been done,” he said, adding that the World Cup goal only creates “added focus”.

The midfielder, who is under contract with FC Nordsjælland until the summer of 2030, was mentioned during André Villas-Boas’ recent visit to Casa FC Porto de Monção: “He is only a player being monitored by FC Porto, very difficult to sign because of the clubs’ financial demands. It is a bad time to work the market because the demands are usually very high. The market is still only getting started, it will always become more active in July and August and will be completely stirred up in the final weeks of August and early September. It is still a very embryonic stage. I would also remind you that at the end of the 2024/25 season FC Porto attacked the market much later, but very strongly. So at this stage these are always preliminary contacts. He is a player who has been on FC Porto’s radar since last year and who has generated a lot of interest, particularly from Premier League clubs, but we have made no offer and no move for him.”

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