Brentford has completed the signing of Mikkel Damsgaard from Sampdoria for £16.7m as they look to fill the void left by Christian Eriksen. He has signed a five-year deal that will keep him at the club until 2027. Damsgaard scored twice in Denmark’s journey to the Euro 202o semi-finals. He made only 11 appearances last season after suffering from an injury.
“Mikkel is, in my opinion, another classic Brentford signing. He is a young player with big potential to develop further. We know we can help Mikkel reach his highest level, we have the staff here that have experience in doing that and we are looking forward to working with him,” Brentford head coach Thomas Frank said after completing the signing of Mikkel Damsgaard. “Mikkel is a player that has shown his promise at FC Nordsaelland and Sampdoria as well as in the European Championships last summer when he had a fantastic tournament for Denmark. He has been unlucky with injuries in the past year, but we have already seen that he is an extremely skillful player, who can run with the ball and move it well. He is aware of the space around him and plays on the half turn. He also wants to play forward and can do so by either passing or dribbling.”
“Mikkel is capable of creating and scoring goals and he has the ability to run with the ball past players. That is a great asset to have in the squad. He will create chances for us and is fantastic at getting out of tight areas with the ball, we will benefit from that,” he added. “We think Mikkel can play as one of our ‘eights’ in a 4-3-3 system or as a ‘ten’. He can also play on the wing. We will use him in the way we think we can get the best out of his offensive abilities.”
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