Official: Strakosha, from Lazio to Brentford

Brentford announced the two signings on Thursday: the goalkeeper Thomas Strakosh and the middle Yehor Yarmolyuk. The 27-year-old Albanian goalkeeper came for free from Lazio and signed until 2026 after 208 games with the ‘laziale’ team. Yarmolyuk, Ukrainian, 18, hails from Dnipro and joined Brentford’s second team.

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Thomas Strakosha was left without a team when his contract with Lazio expired in June. As a Lazio player, the Albanian goalkeeper has twice won the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italia. From now on, the former ‘laziale’ will compete for the position alongside David Raya of Barcelona, ​​26, who has been Brentford’s starting goalkeeper since 2019.

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Thomas Frank, manager of Brentford, said: “I am pleased with the arrival of Strakosha. He has been a top goalkeeper, a starter at Lazio for a long time, which is impressive. He has played in Serie A and in European. competition. He will bring us all those experiences. “

Strakosha and Yarmolyuk arrived in Brentford (13th in the last Premier League, on their return to top flight after 74 years) after the signing of defender Aaron Hickey and winger Keane Lewis-Potter.