Thomas Frank’s first words as Brentford snap up Hull City starlet

Brentford have completed the signing of Keane Lewis-Potter from Hull City.

The Bees have manage to lure the highly-rated winger to the Premier League on a six-year deal, with the option for a further year on top of that.

They have announced the addition on their official club website and he has become their second summer signing after defender Aaron Hickey joined from Bologna.

Frank’s reaction

Brentford boss, Thomas Frank, has said: “I am pleased that we have managed to sign one of the biggest young talents in the Championship. He had a very good season last year.

“He scored 13 goals and contributed four assists in a team that were fighting a little bit towards the bottom of the league. Those are impressive numbers.

“We have a player who scores his goals by arriving in the box and attacking the last line. He gets in the position to convert the chances made for him. He is a flexible player, he can play both sides, as a striker and as a ten if we want to do that. He has a very good mentality.”

He added: “He fits the Brentford model perfectly. He is a good young player who we think has the qualities to play in the Premier League now. He will also develop even further.”

Lewis-Potter, 21, has been a key player for Hull City since breaking into their first-team a couple of years ago.

The England U21 international fired 15 goals in all competitions for the Tigers during the 2020/21 season to fire them to the League One title.

He then chipped in with 13 goals from the wing last term to help them stay up in the Championship.

Shota Arveladze’s side will be disappointed to lose their academy graduate but it would have been hard for them to stand in the way of his move to the top flight.

Other Bees news

Brentford are looking to snap up goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha next to compete with David Raya for their number one spot, as per the Daily Mail.

The Albania international is a free agent after his contract at Lazio expired last month.

In terms of outgoings, the Blackpool Gazette say the Bees will make a decision on what to do with youngster Fin Stevens next term with Blackpool interested in taking him on loan.