Brentford planning £25m transfer raid on relegated Leicester for key first team star
THOMAS FRANK wants to splash out on Leicester's £25million-rated keeper Mads Hermansen.
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Thomas Frank could swoop in for relegated Leicester's Mads Hermansen
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Hermansen has only kept one clean sheet in the Premier League
Dutchman
Hermansen has been linked with Champions League clubs but the Bees' dressing room has a strong Danish feel with internationals
The keeper has played for Denmark at youth level from under-16s all the way through to under-21s and was called up to the senior squad for their Euro 2024 qualifying matches.
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Whites scouts went to France to check out the Argentina ace, 26, and an offer is being prepared.
Balerdi was at Borussia Dortmund then went to Marseille in 2021 and has been a regular starter since.
The French giants will be looking for around £20million for Balerdi but he could fancy a move to the Premier League at this stage of his career.
Coleman, 62, has been out of work since leaving League Two
The veteran boss is no stranger to working in Ireland - he managed
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Daniel Bachmann's
The Austrian keeper, 30, last played for the Hornets on January 4 after he was ruled out with an ankle ligament injury and returned to the bench at the end of March.
Egil Selvik has filled in between the sticks and Watford would sell Bachmann, who joined them in the summer of 2017, even though he has three years left on his deal.
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