Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Sport
Sam Tabuteau and Simon Collings

Brentford agree Reiss Nelson loan deal as search for new striker continues

Brentford have agreed a deal to sign Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson on loan until the end of the season.

Nelson, who spent last season on loan at Fulham, has been the subject of interest from a number of clubs across Europe.

The 25-year-old has now decided to join Brentford and is set to undergo a medical before the transfer window shuts tonight.

Standard Sport understands that Brentford have the option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.

LIVE BLOG: Latest transfer news and rumours on Deadline Day!

Nelson made a strong start to his loan at Fulham last season, featuring in 12 of their first 14 Premier League games, before a hamstring injury ended his campaign in December.

Fulham had been considering making a move to bring Nelson back to the club, with Silva a long-term admirer of the Englishman.

Crystal Palace had also been tracking Nelson and Standard Sport had reported how the winger’s preference was to stay in London.

However, Fulham now look set to wrap up deals for wingers Kevin and Samuel Chukwueze before the transfer window closes.

Brentford are in the market for attacking reinforcements after sanctioning the departure of striker Yoane Wissa to Newcastle earlier today.

They have already brought in club-record signing Dango Ouattara to replace Bryan Mbeumo and Nelson is expected to provide cover for Kevin Schade on the left wing.

Brentford are still expected to sign a striker before tonight’s deadline and saw a £45million bid for Borussia Dortmund’s Maximilian Beier rejected last week.

It’s been a summer of upheaval for Brentford who are set to lose Wissa as well as Mbeumo and captain Christian Norgaard, who departed the club earlier in the window.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.