Brentford smash club record to sign Mamadou Sangare from Lens in £39 million deal

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sangare-mamadou/fycPEpMH/"]Sangare[/a], ‌24, joins [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brentford/xYe7DwID/"]Brentford[/a] on a five-year contract, with the option ‌to extend for another year.[/p][p][b]“Mamadou ⁠is ‌someone that we’ve tracked for quite ​some time. He’s been on our radar and was ​a player we were really keen to bring in,"[/b] Brentford ⁠coach ​Keith Andrews said in a statement.[/p][embed guid="7a421aaa-93d3-4b3d-a0b6-c65209fa8ce2" url="https://x.com/BrentfordFC/status/2083583540109967657" social-type="twitter" /][p]Sangare left Austria's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rapid-vienna/rejcUFSs/"]Rapid Vienna[/a] to join [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lens/IBmris38/"]Lens[/a] last year, ‌and featured prominently as they won the French Cup for the first time and finished second in Ligue 1.[/p][p][b]"He’s a humble young man, but he’s equally as determined to succeed in his career. He ‌fits everything we want from ​a Brentford player, on and ‌off the pitch,"[/b] Andrews added.[/p][p]Brentford begin their Premier League campaign at home to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham Hotspur[/a] on August 22.[/p]