Brentford have lodged a club record bid price £34m (€40m) for PSV Eindhoven ahead Johan Bakayoko, 90min understands.
PSV, who’re bringing club legend Hirving Lozano again to Eindhoven, had been hoping to maintain maintain of Bakayoko following their qualification for the Champions League group stage.
However, Brentford have firmed up their curiosity within the Belgian worldwide purchase providing PSV a good-looking sum and now they’re believed to be closing in on an settlement, which incorporates add-ons and a considerable sell-on for the Dutch outfit.
Brentford had additionally been available in the market for Nottingham Forest’s Wales worldwide ahead Brennan Johnson, however with Tottenham main that chase they’ve turned their consideration to Bakayoko – he had moreover attracted curiosity from Liverpool and Burnley this summer time.
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The Bees now imagine that they’re near touchdown Bakayoko, who got here by means of the youth system at Philips Stadion after being picked up from Brussels giants Anderlecht when he was 15.
Signing Bakayoko would take Brentford’s summer time spending over £90m having, already spent closely on Nathan Collins, Mark Flekken and making the mortgage signing of winger Kevin Schade everlasting.
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