The Brentford Gazette
Market17 Aug 2026
Brentford say no — this time
The offer from Paris Saint-Germain for Thiago was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market17 Aug 2026
Ethan Pinnock moves on
Liverpool pay $3.7M, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Brentford
Jordan Henderson was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
3 academy players handed senior numbers at Brentford
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Daniel Carter joins the Brentford first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Carter is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Thomas Hunter joins the Brentford first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Thomas Hunter is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Boardroom Brentford are making the ground bigger
- Squad Dango Ouattara has seen what the next man earns
- Squad The transfer that hurt Yehor Yarmoliuk most
- Squad Mikkel Damsgaard keeps his manager's vote