Birmingham Metropolis serious about buying Bremen's Burke

By Peter Weis @PeterVicey

Each an English and German supply are at present reporting that Birmingham Metropolis are serious about signing Scottish striker Oliver Burke away from SV Werder Bremen.

Just lately returned from a six-month loan-stint with Millwall FC, Scottish striker Oliver Burke’s future with German mother or father membership SV Werder Bremen stays unclear. The 26-year-old may conceivably stay within the Hanseatic Metropolis State, wherein he nonetheless has a contract good via 2025. Burke really loved a comparatively profitable season for each his Bundesliga and EFL Championship membership final season, scoring two objectives for every.

In a latest interview with Bremen’s “Deichstube” fan-site, Bremen sporting director Frank Baumann let it slip that Bremen could be prepared to let go of Burke for the suitable worth. Baumann additionally emphasised that he believed that the striker had “far an excessive amount of potential” for the membership to promote him off for a pittance.

England’s “Birmingham Mail” and Germany’s “Sport Bild” tabloid each report that Birmingham Metropolis are serious about buying Burke. Each sources report that an inquiry has, on the very least, been made. The one-time RB Leipzig prospect maintains a present estimated market value of €2.5 million within the newest transfermarkt listings

Bremen themselves have been not too long ago in a position to re-sign beginning striker Marvin Ducksch to a contract extension. The destiny of Ducksch’s accomplice within the beginning XI, Niclas Füllkrug, stays unknown. The Hanseaten have already loaned out striker Eren Dincki out to Heidenheim and confirmed no actual curiosity in retaining Wolfsburg loanee Maximilian Philipp.

Even with the Bremen putting corps trying to be skinny, the return of 21-year-old Nick Woltemade after an extremely profitable mortgage stint with SV Elverseberg should still imply that there is not any actual taking part in prospects for Burke.