He is only 18 years old and has not yet reached its League-match number 25. But already now brands AaB-interest stjerneskuddet Mikkel Kaufmann.
For there is something special about the physically strong teenager, who has scored seven goals this season and therefore are on a shared sixth place on the unique in scandinavia because the high score table.
“There is something of interest, but we must not say that it is agentniveau so far. It is also natural that there is interest, when you consider his young age. He scores not just goals, but he also scores eye-catching goals. Probably it is, they have noticed together with his physique that makes him interesting,” says AaB-director Thomas Bælum and stresses quickly:
“There is not anything concrete. It is too early.”
Mikkel Kaufmann got his first League minutes in the last season, but on this side of the summer break, Betist he has lifted himself into fodboldfansenes awareness outside Aalborg Municipality.
There was, according to B. T. s podcast transfer window be of interest from the countries which normally orient themselves in the premier League – that is, countries at the level just below the major leagues.
“There is a hype around the youth football players today, which is different than the previous three-four years. There they have a higher value, and there is more awareness about them. So as soon as you have a young man, who scores many goals and great goals, there will be a hype,” says Thomas Bælum.
AaB already saw the potential of Mikkel Kaufmann, before he got his break in this fall. And in the summer extended the people in north jutland the contract with the 18-year-old striker. It was not just an apprenticeship, as Kaufmann got to the summer of 2023.
“He’s got a seniorkontrakt in the summer. Mikkel did great on the U19 team already. When you score many goals on our ynglingeligahold, begins hypen to come. So we have a long contract with Mike.”
