Brentford round-up: Ligue 1 ace eyed, striking pair linked, contract latest, duo wanted elsewhere & more

Brentford acted quick to land attacker Kevin Schade from Eintracht Frankfurt last week and have until the end of the month to bring in more players. Here is a look at some of the latest news regarding the club...

Get French Football News claim the Bees are interested in FC Nantes goalkeeper Alban Lafont. The 23-year-old has made 275 appearances in his career already in all competitions.

Thomas Frank’s side have been linked with a loan swoop for Tottenham Hotspur wing-back Djed Spence, as per The Mirror (08/01, p71, via HITC Sport). However, Wolves, Southampton and Bayer Leverkusen are also in the frame for his signature.

Attacking reinforcements seem to be on the agenda at the Gtech Community Stadium and Sky Sports reporter Keith Downie has said the London club are monitoring Sunderland striker Ross Stewart. Meanwhile, talkSPORT say they are also interested in Coventry City hotshot Viktor Gyokeres.

Brentford are also looking to address contract talks. As detailed in a report by The Athletic, talks are underway with midfielder Mathias Jensen over a fresh deal. The likes of Pontus Jansson, Tariqe Fosu, Joel Valencia, Mads Bech Sorensen, Saman Ghoddos, Mathias ‘Zanka’ Jorgensen, Sergi Canos and David Raya are all currently due to become free agents this summer.

The Telegraph report Raya is being tracked by Tottenham Hotspur, whilst Sky Sports claim Canos is being eyed by teams in Spain with the club willing to listen to offers for him this winter. The latter has struggled for game time this term.

Elsewhere, Paris Maghoma has returned to the club from his loan at AFC Wimbledon as he recovers from injury. Sorensen, Fin Stevens and Daniel Oyegoke are also also back from stints at OGC Nice, Swansea City and MK Dons respectively.

Attacker Lachlan Brook and midfielder Myles Peart-Harris will remain at Crewe Alexandra and Forest Green Rovers until the end of this campaign. Striker Aaron Pressley has been given the green light to join Accrington Stanley on a temporary basis.