CONFIRMED: Eirik Birkelund signs for Sogndal

Viking's pursuit of Eirik Birkelund reaches new heights. Numerous reports indicating a 81% probability of the middenvelder making the switch to his potential new club. Here is why.

Viking has often bought players who are approximately the same age as the current age of Eirik Birkelund (32).
Viking has often bought players whose potential (FT Skill) is comparable to the potential of Eirik Birkelund.
The absence of key players at Viking who play in the same position as Eirik Birkelund increases his chances of playing a significant role in the short term and allows him to establish himself as a valuable asset in Viking's squad.

Transfer Logic score:

Pros

Comparable age to previously attracted players
Comparable potential to previously attracted players
Missing star player in position on team
Few better competitors for position (Patrick Yazbek, Joe Bell)
Missing potential star player in position
Comparable value to previously attracted players
Some direct competitors for position (Joe Bell)
Comparable quality to previously attracted players

Cons

Some potentially better competitors for position (Patrick Yazbek, Joe Bell)

CONFIRMED: Eirik Birkelund signs for Sogndal.

11 Jan 2016

Sogndal beats Viking to sign Eirik Birkelund. The midfielder leaves on a free transfer, ending the rumour of Eirik Birkelund moving to Viking.

Ny bergenser snart klar for Sogndal

23 Feb 2022 15:55 GMT

Eirik Birkelund er på prøvespill i Viking, men er i sluttsamtaler med Sogndal.

Alternatives of Viking

Skill / pot	Player	Team	ETV The Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) is calculated by the Player Valuation Model, that calculates the accurate transfer fee for a given player. More info
Skill / pot	Player / Team / Position	ETV The Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) is calculated by the Player Valuation Model, that calculates the accurate transfer fee for a given player. More info
51.4 52.4	Emil Yanchev	Spartak Varna	€0.2M
51.4 55.9	Montassar Triki	Dobrudzha 1919	€0.2M
51.4 51.6	Felipe Santos	Araz	€0.4M
51.4 51.4	Jon Bell	Austin	€0.1M
51.4 52.5	Yang Mingyang	Chengdu Rongcheng	€0.3M
51.4 51.4	Mohamad Shaker	Bnei Raine	€0.2M
51.4 53.0	Imran Oulad Omar	Noah	€0.3M
51.4 59.8	Nikola Jovanović	Zeleznicar P	€0.4M

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