Arsenal recall Mika Biereth in 'major disappointment' for Motherwell

Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell has confirmed the bombshell news that Arsenal have recalled Mika Biereth.

Rumours have circulated linking the Danish winger with a move to Sheffield Wednesday, but Kettlewell wouldn’t be drawn on any possible destinations for what was his star player.

Kettlewell said: “Mika has been recalled. It has been a bit of a difficult one for us, over the last less than 24 hours, but Arsenal have called him back.

“That’s a major disappointment to us, of course. They feel that he has been in a terrific position, they’ve loved the working environment here.

“I go back to the personal relationship with myself and the player, and the staff to the player, has been terrific.

“This is a little bit unexpected. The conversations surrounded [the situation] that Mika would stay here until the end of the season, as close as just last week, that he would 100 per cent be staying at Motherwell unless something really big came on the table for Arsenal, and something that they thought was an opportunity that they can’t turn down.

“I’m certainly not belittling my football club, because I think that we’re excellent at what we’ve been doing, Mika Biereth being another example.

“There’s a circumstance and a situation there that is completely out of our hands, that they believe is an opportunity to send him to another club that takes him that step beyond where we are just now.

“My hands are tied on that, it’s a major disappointment in that one for me as well.”

Kettlewell added: “There has been a huge thank-you from Arsenal for how we’ve handled the player and how we’ve treated him, and the strides that he has made over the last five months or so.

“We loved working with him, we loved having him in our group. He’s a good