Brentford’s Ambitious Defensive Reinforcement StrategyBrentford’s intent to strengthen their squad is evident as they set their sights on a significant acquisition: Barcelona’s Andreas

The most important result of the past seven days for Brentford may not be Sunday's win at Crystal Palace, but actually tying down Mikkel Damsgaard to a new long-term contract. The Denmark international has been inspirational for the Bees this season, and is arguably one of the Premier League's most talented midfielders.

Bryan Mbeumo (third) and Dejan Kulusevski (second) meet in a matchup featuring a pair of the top chance-creators in the Premier League when Brentford FC hosts Tottenham Hotspur on February 2, 2025

The Denmark international signed initially for the Bees' B team from Copenhagen in August 2019 but broke into Thomas Frank's first team and was part of the side that beat Swansea City 2-0 in the 2020-21 Championship play-off final, producing the assist for the second goal from Emiliano Marcondes.

Former Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen has only made one league appearance for Barcelona this season but wants to fight for his place

Tottenham are big admirers of Thomas Frank but are unlikely to pay his £9 million release clause to replace Ange Postecoglou.

Brentford break the deadlock as Bryan Mbeumo slots home his attempt from the spot to make it 1-0 against the Eagles at Selhurst Park.

Bryan Mbeumo's retaken penalty and Kevin Schade's headed goal gave Brentford a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday as the hosts ended their five-game unbeaten run in the Premier League despite Romain Esse's late strike to reduce the deficit.

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Norwich City U18s were beaten 4-2 by West Brom at Carrow Road on Tuesday. (Image: Norwich City FC) Crane was quick to assemble his squad into a team huddle post-match and hopes the youngsters will take the positives from their run in the competition once the disappointment subsides.

Liverpool have been given hope they could keep Trent Alexander-Arnold beyond this season after Real Madrid made contact to sign an alternative instead.