Surprising ninth in the Premier League just a few units from European places, Brentford has big ambitions for the coming season and these go through a successful summer transfer window. After strengthening behind with the signing of Mark Flekken, a defector from Freiburg, the priority is now centered on the attack. In the last news, Evening Standard informs that the Greater London club is about to break the bank for Brennan Johnson.
Author of 8 goals and 3 assists in 38 appearances in the English league this season, the Welsh striker from Nottingham Forest caught the eye of the Bees who drew a first offer of 30 million last month to win. appropriate. An amount deemed insufficient for the Reds who are claiming no less than 50 million pounds sterling (around 58 million euros) for the 22-year-old player whose contract runs until 2026. Despite this refusal, the English tabloid adds that Brentford are ready to meet Forest’s financial demands. But the competition in this file promises to be tough because Aston Villa and other English teams whose identities have not been disclosed, remain attentive in this file. If Brentford managed to pay the sum requested by the Midlands club, Brennan Johnson would become the most expensive transfer in the history of the club ahead of Kevin Schade, definitively recruited for 20 million euros in June.
