Brentford sign Lazio goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha on a four-year deal… beating Manchester United to what Thomas Frank describes as a ‘top’ class talent
- Brentford have signed goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha on a four-year deal
- The Albanian keeper was a free agent following his exit from Italian side Lazio
- He played more than 200 times for Lazio and made over 150 Serie A outings
- Strakosha will join his new team-mates at their pre-season camp in Germany
Brentford have signed goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha on a four-year deal from Lazio, subject to international clearance.
The 27-year-old – who joins on a free transfer – has played more than 200 times for Lazio and more than 150 Serie A matches, also earning 19 caps for Albania, and will join his new team-mates at their pre-season training camp in Germany in the next few days.
Athens-born Strakosha’s 2020/2021 season was hampered by injury but he cemented his role as Lazio’s starting goalkeeper on return, playing the last 23 Serie A games en route to a fifth-place finish last season
Brentford have signed goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha on a four-year deal from Lazio
Brentford head coach Thomas Frank told the club’s website: ‘I am pleased that we have managed to sign a top goalkeeper. He has been number one at Lazio for a long time, which is very impressive.
‘He has played in Serie A and European competition and will bring that experience with him. He fits our goalkeeper model and comes in to a good environment with David Raya and Matthew Cox pushing each other every day.
Strakosha, whose father Foto also started between the posts for Albania, joined Lazio in aged 17 in 2012 and played his first matches with their under-19 side.
He made his professional debut in Serie B while on loan at Salernitana during the 2015/16 season.
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However, the 27-year-old’s transfer to Brentford is subject to international clearance
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Brentford head coach Thomas Frank (above) referred to Strakosha as a ‘top goalkeeper’
Strakosha’s signing came on the same day his new club announced they had moved one step closer to a ‘significant improvement’ to training facilities at Jersey Road.
Hounslow Council has granted planning permission for new, temporary facilities in a proposal now subject to approval by the…