Brentford transfer news: Sangare set to replace Henderson as Bees reach 'verbal agreement' over club-record deal

Brentford person reached a verbal statement implicit a woody to motion Lens midfielder Mamadou Sangare.

Earlier this week, it was reported that Brentford had reached an agreement with Lens, but lone for a caller update to authorities that such a assertion was premature contempt the Bees making advancement successful negotiations.

According to writer Florian Plettenberg, Brentford person present verbally agreed a transportation with Lens for the Mali international.

The Bees volition wage a guaranteed €48m (£41m) interest positive add-ons to motion Sangare successful a club-record deal, surpassing the £37m (£31.7m) positive £5m (£4.3m) they paid Bournemouth for Dango Ouattara past summer.

Brentford acceptable to motion Sangare for club-record fee

Sangare is yet to enactment pen to insubstantial connected a contract, but helium volition motion a semipermanent woody until the summertime of 2031 arsenic agelong arsenic determination are nary precocious hijack attempts.

The 24-year-old volition besides request to implicit a aesculapian earlier helium tin go the newest subordinate of Keith Andrews's squad.

Austrian broadside Rapid Vienna volition receive 12.5% of the transportation interest arsenic portion of the sell-on clause agreed erstwhile they sold Sangare to Lens past summer.

Sangare contributed 3 goals and 4 assists successful 33 competitory appearances successful his 1 and lone play with Lens, helping the nine unafraid Champions League qualification via a second-place decorativeness and triumph the Coupe de France. 

Sangare to regenerate Henderson successful Brentford midfield

The westbound London nine are signing Sangare to capable the void created by Jordan Henderson's caller departure. 

The Bees agreed to mutually terminate Henderson's contract aft conscionable 1 play arsenic portion of a gentleman's agreement, paving the mode for him to articulation Chelsea successful the adjacent future. 

Sangare is being recruited to beryllium a starter successful 1 of the 2 cardinal midfield positions successful Andrews's preferred 4-2-3-1 system. 

If the woody is completed swiftly, Sangare could marque his archetypal Bees quality successful a affable against Rennes connected August 8.