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Brentford sign Mikkel Damsgaard for £11.8m from Sampdoria on a five-year contract – with Denmark midfielder available to make his debut against Manchester United on Saturday
- Thomas Frank has bolstered his Brentford squad with Mikkel Damsgaard
- The Denmark international is now in line to make debut against Man United
- Damsgaard will help fill the void left by Christian Eriksen, now with Man United
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Brentford have completed the signing of attacking midfielder Mikkel Damsgaard from Serie A side Sampdoria – and he is in line to make his debut against Manchester United this weekend.
The 22-year-old completed his medical on Wednesday and was announced as the Premier League side’s newest recruit in a move worth £11.8million with a further £5m in add-ons.
Damsgaard has signed a five-year deal with Thomas Frank’s side as he joins his fellow countryman in London and he could make his bow in English football in Saturday’s Premier League clash against Erik ten Hag’s side.
Sampdoria midfielder Mikkel Damsgaard has signed a five-year deal with Brentford
England fans should recognise the Dane after he scored against them in the Euros semi-final
The move had initially been delayed amid talks over a clause to reduce the players salary should the club to suffer relegation from the Premier League. However that stumbling block has now been resolved.
Damsgaard is likely to slot in as a workable replacement for playmaker Christian Eriksen, who snubbed Brentford in favour of Ten Hag’s Manchester United following his six-month spell at the club last season.
Eriksen is set for a speedy return to the Brentford Community Stadium next Saturday when United travel to London to face the Bees.
Damsgaard is no stranger to making his mark in London having scored on his last visit to the capital against England with a stunning free-kick in the Euro 2020 semi-final.
Brentford manager Thomas Frank could hand him his debut against Man United on Saturday
However his career has somewhat stalled since that career highlight moment with a move to Italy hampered by injuries with Damsgaard undergoing knee surgery after it was discovered he had an unusual form of arthritis.
He managed just 11 league appearances with Sampdoria last season.
His new club, Brentford, finished 13th in the Premier League last campaign and kicked off this season with a 2-2 draw against Leicester.
Two second-half goals from Ivan Toney and Josh Dasilva rescued a point for the Bees, after Frank’s side went 2-0 down shortly after half-time.