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Neville puts Kane in 'dream' trio of Man Utd signings

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has identified three dream transfer targets for the club this summer, including Bayern Munich's Harry Kane. Neville also named a more "realistic" trio of potential signings for the Red Devils as they strive to compete for the biggest trophies next season.

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Everton & Villa cannot compete with Lampard on transfer front

Coventry are back in the Premier League for the first time in 25 years, with GOAL being told why the likes of Aston Villa, Everton and Brighton will struggle to compete with Sky Blues boss Frank Lampard on the transfer front. Established top-flight outfits may have more money to spend, but Joe Cole believes a “marquee name” at the CBS Arena will help to attract the kind of talent that may prove out of reach to others.

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Grealish receives surprise backing after rooftop bar images

Jack Grealish has found an unlikely ally in former Aston Villa teammate Gabby Agbonlahor after images surfaced of the playmaker appearing to be asleep at a Manchester rooftop bar. The England international, currently sidelined with a season-ending injury, has been the subject of intense scrutiny following his latest afternoon outing.

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‘Does he go abroad?’ - Villa ace Rogers told he can ‘go higher’

Morgan Rogers has been told that he can “go higher”, amid renewed transfer talk at Aston Villa, with Henri Lansbury telling GOAL why the classy England international playmaker is capable of “stepping on again”. Rogers has proved himself in the Premier League, while also gracing European competition, and could take on a new challenge outside of his homeland at some stage.

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📽️ | Tielemans in hysterics at Emery's reaction to reporter

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery produced a classic deadpan moment during his pre-match duties that left midfielder Youri Tielemans struggling to keep a straight face. As the Spaniard shut down questions regarding potential suspensions, his blunt delivery sparked a wave of laughter in the media room ahead of their Europa League quarter-final second leg clash against Italian side Bologna.

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‘Not Messi!’ - Greenwood deemed only good enough for Villa

Mason Greenwood continues to generate plenty of transfer talk, but Marseille legend Marcel Desailly has told GOAL why the English forward would only be good enough for Aston Villa - not Arsenal or Manchester City - if he returned to the Premier League. Leading sides across Europe have been linked with the goalscoring winger, with a move away from France in 2026 being mooted.

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Villa homecoming? Grealish told who has final say on transfer

Jack Grealish has seen an emotional return to Aston Villa speculated on, with Gareth Barry telling GOAL who will have the final say on a stunning homecoming transfer. The England international playmaker has spent the 2025-26 campaign on loan at Everton from Manchester City, with a permanent deal somewhere expected to be agreed in the next window.

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Frequently asked questions

Brentford were founded in October 1889, in West London’s Hounslow area. Initially, the local sportsmen formed the club to provide a permanent football or rugby team for the town. As fate would have it, 13 votes split 8-5 in favour of association football gave birth to the Brentford Football Club.

Matthew Benham, a British businessman and lifelong supporter of Brentford, is the owner of the club.

Brentford’s home ground is the Gtech Community Stadium, located in Brentford, West London. It was completed and opened in September 2020, replacing the club’s old Griffin Park ground. The stadium is a multi-purpose venue, hosting both football and rugby matches.

The Gtech Community Stadium has a capacity of 17,250 seats.

Brentford are yet to win any major honours as a top-flight side.

Brentford haven't lifted an English top-flight title so far, with their best campaign being a fifth-place finish in the 1935-36 season.

Brentford legend Ken Coote is the club's all-time leading appearance maker with 559 appearances to his name, which came between 1949 and 1963.

With 163 goals in 282 games in all competitions, Jim Towers is Brentford's all-time top goalscorer. Towers spent seven seasons at the club between 1954 and 1961.

David Raya, Christian Eriksen, Ivan Toney, Ollie Watkins, Tony Craig, and Ken Coote are among the biggest names to have played for Brentford.

Steve Perryman, Thomas Frank, and Harry Curtis are some of the most famous managers to have been in charge of Brentford.

Their nickname was a happy accident. When a group of Borough Road College students cheered for Brentford players with the chant "Buck up, Bs," a journalist misheard it as "bees." This mistake eventually became the team's iconic nickname, The Bees.

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