Premier League club Brentford have signed Denmark international Mikkel Damsgaard from Sampdoria for a reported £12.6million fee.
The 22-year-old is the club’s first signing of the summer to come from Denmark.
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He becomes the sixth Dane in the first-team squad, which is managed by a Dane in Thomas Frank.
Damsgaard has signed a five-year contract with the Bees and will link up with the squad in training ahead of Saturday’s home clash against Manchester United. The move is subject to international clearance.
Brentford head coach Frank told the club’s website: “Mikkel is, in my opinion, another classic Brentford signing. He is a young player with big potential to develop further. We know we can help Mikkel reach his highest level, we have the staff here that have experience in doing that and we are looking forward to working with him.
“Mikkel is a player that has shown his promise at FC Nordsjælland and Sampdoria as well as in the European Championships last summer, when he had a fantastic tournament for Denmark. He has been unlucky with injuries in the past year, but we have already seen that he is an extremely skillful player, who can run with the ball and move it well. He is aware of the space around him and plays on the half turn. He also wants to play forward and can do so by either passing or dribbling.
“Mikkel is capable of creating and scoring goals and he has the ability to run with the ball past players. That is a great asset to have in the squad. He will create chances for us and is fantastic at getting out of tight areas with the ball, we will benefit from that.
“We think Mikkel can play as one of our ‘eights’ in a 4-3-3 system or as a ‘ten’. He can also play on the wing. We will use him in the way we think we can get the best out of his offensive abilities. Importantly, he is a player that will fit into our dressing room. He is a great character, he wants to work hard, he wants to work for the team, and he wants to develop.”
Damsgaard came through the youth ranks at FC Nordsjaelland and made his debut in the Danish top flight when he was 17 years old.
The youngster moved to Sampdoria in 2020 and made 35 appearances for the Serie A outfit in his first season.
He went on to catch the eye at the delayed Euro 2020 tournament with his country, for whom he has 16 caps, but his 2021/22 campaign was hindered by injury.
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