Brentford person signed goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher from Liverpool to regenerate Netherlands stopper Mark Flekken, who has near the Bees to articulation Bayer Leverkusen.
The determination for Republic of Ireland planetary Kelleher is for an archetypal £12.5m, which could emergence to £18m with add-ons, and Flekken has been sold for a interest successful the portion of £8m.
Kelleher has signed a five-year declaration with Brentford, who person the enactment to widen the woody by a further 12 months.
Liverpool person sold the 26-year-old with Valencia keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili joining them successful July to vie for the fig 1 garment with established archetypal prime Alisson Becker.
"I don't deliberation it was precise hard for maine to permission [Liverpool]," said Kelleher. "I felt for my ain vocation that the clip was close for maine to go, to beryllium a fig 1 and to play each week.
"I heard of immoderate involvement a fig of weeks ago. Once I knew Brentford was successful for me, it was decidedly 1 I was truly excited astir and wanted to bash arsenic rapidly arsenic possible."
Kelleher played successful 25 Premier League games for Liverpool since making his debut 5 years ago.
He besides made much than 40 cupful appearances for the Reds and won 2 Premier League titles, the Champions League, FA Cup, 2 League Cups and a Uefa Super Cup successful his clip astatine Anfield.
"We person scouted him successful the past and were alert that helium had a twelvemonth to spell connected his declaration with Liverpool this summer," said Brentford manager of shot Phil Giles.
"When Mark Flekken had the accidental to determination to Bayer Leverkusen, we instantly thought astir Caoimhin arsenic his replacement.
"As good arsenic being a precise bully goalkeeper, I've seldom met a subordinate for whom everybody has specified affirmative words to accidental astir his property and character. I'm truthful assured he'll beryllium an fantabulous summation to the squad."
Flekken, who has signed a three-year woody with Leverkusen, had been astatine Brentford since joining from Freiburg successful May 2023.
The 31-year-old made 77 appearances for the westbound London nine and helped them decorativeness 10th successful the Premier League past season.
"Mark has proven to beryllium a seamless replacement for David Raya, who acceptable an highly precocious modular during his years with us," added Giles.
"We were expecting Mark to beryllium our goalkeeper for galore much years, nevertheless erstwhile Bayer Leverkusen made it known that they wanted to bash this transfer, and Mark made it wide that helium was funny successful moving person to location and with a anticipation of Champions League football, we turned our attraction towards however each parties could marque this happen.
"Mark has done a large occupation for america and leaves with our acknowledgment and support."
Leverkusen precocious appointed erstwhile Ajax and Manchester United brag Erik 10 Hag arsenic their caller manager pursuing the departure of Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid.
"Mark Flekken possesses a wide scope of skills that a goalkeeper successful modern top-flight shot indispensable possess," said Leverkusen sporting manager Simon Rolfes.
"Mark exudes an awesome carnal presence; from a footballing perspective, helium has surely been 1 of the champion goalkeepers successful the Premier League implicit the past 2 years."
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