OFFICIAL: Brentford splash club record fee for Wolves centre-back Collins

Collins agreed a six-year contract with the Premier League club after spending just one season at Molineux. The 22-year-old, who previously played for Stoke and Burnley, will be the "perfect" Brentford player according to Bees boss Thomas Frank.

"He's a very talented centre-back and still young. He has a lot of very good abilities that we value a lot. His heading in both boxes is a big thing, both in open play and from set-pieces, which is massive in the Premier League," Frank said.

"His character is really good. He will fit into our culture, I have no doubt about that. I see leadership potential in Nathan. He's a perfect Brentford player, hungry and ambitious with a desire to learn."

Brentford are looking build on their highest-ever league finish after they ended the 2022-23 campaign in ninth place. The arrival of Collins comes after Brentford signed goalkeeper Mark Flekken from Freiburg, with Kevin Schade's loan from the Bundesliga side made permanent.

"It's a club on the rise and I can see where they want to go. It's exciting to be here," Collins said.

 

July 4, 2023