Brentford have confirmed the arrival of centre-back Sepp van den Berg from Liverpool, in a deal price an preliminary £20million.
Van den Berg joined Liverpool from PEC Zwolle as a 17-year-old however by no means made a Premier League look for the Reds, his 4 outings for the membership coming in cup competitions.
He has loved mortgage spells at Preston North Finish, Schalke and Mainz within the final 4 seasons, however was all the time deemed prone to pursue a everlasting transfer this yr, with Virgil van Djik, Ibrahima Konate and Jarell Quansah forward of him within the pecking order.
Brentford – who additionally signed attacking midfielder Fabio Carvalho from Liverpool earlier this month – have now gained the race for his signature, reportedly seeing off competitors from Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen.
The Bees pays an preliminary £20m for the Dutchman, with that price probably rising to £25m and Liverpool holding a 17.5% sell-on clause.
Boss Thomas Frank informed the membership’s web site of the deal: “I feel it is a nice signing for the membership and the group.
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“Sepp is a centre-back with a superb degree and he has the potential to develop even additional.
“He suits our tradition and the way in which we wish to play: he’s fast, he reads the sport nicely and consists on the ball within the build-up and within the decisive defending actions.
“Sepp is a superb character, and I’m satisfied that he’ll slot in nicely with the group and assist us to push ahead.”
Van den Berg’s Brentford debut may come towards his former membership on Sunday, as Brentford go to Anfield for his or her second recreation of the Premier League season.
