The Brentford Gazette
Market3 Aug 2026
Brentford turn down Leeds United for Kevin Schade
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Ellery Balcombe: 8 seasons and counting
97 appearances across 8 seasons in one shirt. Careers like that are not built on purpose any more, and Brentford know exactly what they have.
Market3 Aug 2026
Caoimhin Kelleher wants to know where this is going
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Brentford hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Brentford
Thiago and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Mathias Jensen signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Mathias Jensen commits to Brentford for another 3 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Brentford
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Dango Ouattara was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
Thiago asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market3 Aug 2026
Still no ink between Brentford and Callum Wilson
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Brentford, another week without a signature from Callum Wilson.
Market3 Aug 2026
No place for Josh Dasilva in the plan
“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Josh Dasilva has his answer from Brentford; what he does with it is the next window’s story.
In brief
- The terraces The Kevin Schade rumours reach the terraces
- The terraces The glare is on Facundo Pumpido