Birkir Bjarnason, currently playing for Brescia, clarified on social media that he has not decided to retire from professional football, contrary to reports from a Brescia newspaper. He mentioned that he will leave Brescia and Italy at the end of the season to continue his career elsewhere. Bjarnason contributed to Brescia's recent season with 4 goals in 27 appearances. Transfermarkt currently estimates his market worth at 300k euros.