So, if Brentford really want to avoid a possible relegation fight next season, they have to appoint the right manager, and then they have to spend and try to replace any outgoing players with similar quality. The fact they have been in the Premier League for the time they have and have that stability really helps them.

According to a report from Sacha Taviolieri, Premier League sides Sunderland, Burnley, and Brentford are interested in signing FC Nantes striker Matthis Albline (22). Marseille have already submitted

Thomas Frank's appointment as Tottenham Hotspur head coach is all but done, after an agreement was struck to bring his assistant coach Justin Cochrane with him.

The Bees and West Ham are both interested in Rangers and Morocco striker Hamza Igamane, 22, after he scored 16 goals in the Scottish Premiership last season. (Foot Mercato - in French)

Although the exact formula they discovered has been kept under wraps, Brentford hit upon a winning methodology at Selhurst Park and, impressively, they amassed more away points (23), conceded fewer away goals (6) and had a better away goal difference (+14) than any team after the turn of the year.

BRENTFORD’S Nathan Collins is buzzing that his Ireland team-mate Caoimhín Kelleher is now a Bee as well. Keeper Kelleher last week moved from Liverpool to Brentford, where he will team up with

Frank is a deep thinker and, if Spurs give him time, he will flourish. He is a big loss for Brentford, but nobody is bigger than the club and the succession plan will have been worked out ages ago.

BRENTFORD have released 18 players, including a Premier League cult hero and the son of a Manchester City icon. A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the Bees as Tottenham work on a deal to poach