Brentford confirm £25m Sepp van den Berg signing

Brentford have confirmed the signing of Sepp van den Berg from Liverpool in a deal worth up to £25million.

The Bees have agreed to pay £20m, plus a future £5m in add-ons for the centre-back, who has signed a five-year deal.

Van den Berg, who rejected interest from Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen to join Brentford, completed a medical on Wednesday evening to become Thomas Frank’s fifth signing of the summer.

The Dutch defender joins Fabio Carvalho, also formerly of Liverpool, Igor Thiago, Benjamin Fredrick and Julian Eyestone at Brentford.

Van den Berg joined Liverpool in 2019 in a deal worth £4.4m, and made four senior appearances for the Reds in the five seasons since.

“I’m very pleased that we have managed to sign Sepp,” said Thomas Frank. “I think this is a great signing for the club and the team.

“Sepp is a centre-back with a good level and he has the potential to develop even further.

“He fits our culture and the way we want to play: he is quick, he reads the game well and is composed on the ball in the build-up and in the decisive defending actions.

“Sepp is a great character, and I am convinced that he will fit in well with the group and help us to push forward.”

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