Nordsjaelland name price for Yirenkyi | OneFootball

Nordsjaelland are determined to break the Danish Superliga transfer record with the sale of midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi, having already rejected several major bids 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 this summer, including FC Porto, as well as an English side that had already made an offer during the winter transfer window.

Alexander Riget, Nordsjaelland’s football director, told newspaper Bold that the club have turned down offers for the midfielder even with the World Cup underway. “We have already rejected big offers for him this summer. Including bids that are close to the Superliga record, which, as far as I know, we currently 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, the equivalent of 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 substantial 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.” While admitting that the World Cup is a “good showcase,” Riget stressed that Europe’s top clubs were already closely following Yirenkyi’s development.

“Throughout the spring, we had many clubs visiting us, including big-name sides. So clubs already know he is a talented player. That homework has already been done,” he said, adding that the World Cup goal only brings “extra attention.”

The midfielder, who is under contract with FC Nordsjælland until the summer of 2030, was discussed during André Villas-Boas’s 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 demands are usually very high. The market is only just getting started; it will always become more active in July and August and will be in full swing in the final weeks of August and early September. It is still a very early stage. I would also point out that at the end of the 2024/25 season FC Porto entered 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 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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