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Jordan Henderson will join a Brentford side who are preparing for their first Premier League campaign under new head coach Keith Andrews.

And the England midfielder told the club's website that it was "an easy decision" to make, having spoken to Andrews, who replaced Thomas Frank last month.

“When I spoke to Keith a few times, he was very good and very honest, and he’s excited to get started as well," Henderson said.

“He was another big reason why I wanted to come and try to help the club keep moving forward.

“I’ve always had huge admiration for the club and what they’ve achieved over the last few years, in particular, how they’ve grown as a club.

“I’ve been told how organised and well-run the club is, it’s very family-oriented, which I think is very important."

At the Bees, Henderson will join former Liverpool players Caoimhin Kelleher, Sepp van den Berg and Fabio Carvalho.

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Almost two years after leaving Liverpool for Saudi Arabia, Jordan Henderson is back in the Premier League with Brentford.

Henderson joined Al-Ettifaq for £12m and was managed by Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard there, before moving to Ajax at the start of last season after less than six months in the Saudi Pro League.

During his 12 years at Anfield, Henderson won the Premier League - the club's first league title in 30 years - Champions League, FA Cup, two League Cups, Club World Cup, Uefa Super Cup and Community Shield.

He made more than 50 appearances for Ajax but exited the club having narrowly missed out on the league title, with PSV Eindhoven crowned champions on the final day of last season.

Henderson was left out of Gareth Southgate's Euro 2024 squad, as he had not played for England since 2023.

After Tuchel's appointment as England head coach in January, Henderson has featured in both of his squads, making three appearances under the German.

Brentford

Brentford have confirmed the signing of Jordan Henderson on a free transfer.

The 35-year-old England midfielder, who left Ajax last week a year before the end of his contract, has joined the Bees on a two-year deal.

More to follow.

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Hugo Ekitike has had Premier League clubs hovering around him for his signature this summer after a superb campaign in Germany with Eintracht Frankfurt.

Premier League clubs Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea were all interested in the France Under-21 striker but it looks like Newcastle United are moving to the front of the queue.

English fans got a taste of the attacker's potential in April this year when his brilliant finish from outside the penalty area gave Frankfurt an early lead at Tottenham in a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final.

Ekitike almost knocked the eventual Europa League winners out of the competition in the return leg when he was sent through on goal only to be denied by Micky van de Ven with a last-ditch tackle.

Those displays followed another impressive outing in Frankfurt against Ajax in the last 16 where he scored and provided an assist in a 4-1 win against Ajax in the second leg.

In total, he scored four goals during the club's run in Europe last season, along with three assists from 12 games.

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There is an expectation that Eintracht Frankfurt will look to push the final fee for Hugo Ekitike above the £70m mark.

That would comfortably make the France Under-21 striker Newcastle United's most expensive ever signing.

Sweden striker Alexander Isak currently holds that honour after arriving from Real Sociedad in 2022 for £63m.

Sandro Tonali is second in the list, having become the most expensive Italian of all time when he signed from AC Milan in 2023 for £55m - an amount that the Magpies matched to sign Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest last week.

Anthony Gordon, who arrived from Everton for £45m, and captain Bruno Guimaraes, who joined for £40m, are fourth and fifth among Newcastle's record buys.

Here's a look at Newcastle's most expensive signings...

• Alexander Isak - £63m
• Anthony Elanga - £55m
• Sandro Tonali - £55m
• Anthony Gordon - £45m
• Bruno Guimaraes - £40m
• Joelinton - £40m

David Ornstein
The Athletic's football correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live

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He’s [Hugo Ekitike] a long-term target. In the summer of 2022 they [Newcastle] gave it a go a but it didn’t come to fruition. They are trying once more.

They’re working on a fee in the region of 75m euros [£65.2m]. Frankfurt are thought to want more than that. At this point in time, there’s nothing agreed.

Eddie Howe’s men do want to bring him to St James’ Park. If they do, in their mind they want him to play with Alexander Isak.

What you want and what happens is not always the case. There are clubs who really want to sign Alexander Isak, Liverpool prominently and Arsenal previously.

Newcastle have no intention of selling him. They have him on a contract until the summer of 2028. They would love to renew his deal and they pay him very well already.

The noise continues from the outside world and maybe that’s something Newcastle will have to consider. They’re in a better financial situation [than last summer when they struggled to meet Profit and Sustainability Rules] and their ambition is high.

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Hugo Ekitike is one of the hottest strikers in the top five European leagues, but is still relatively inexperienced.

The 23-year-old Frenchman enjoyed a breakthrough campaign with Eintracht Frankfurt last season, scoring 15 goals and weighing in with eight assists to help them finish third in the Bundesliga and reach the quarter-final of the Europa League, where they lost to eventual winners Tottenham.

He only joined the club last summer after an initial loan spell from Paris St-Germain and is under contract for another four years.

Ekitike has scored 26 goals and added 14 assists in 64 appearances during his time at Frankfurt, having scored four in 33 games for PSG.

He is yet to make his senior debut for the France national side but has scored five goals in five games for the Under-21s.

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Alexander Isak scored 27 goals in all competitions last season for the Magpies.

No other Newcastle player made it into double figures.

Anthony Gordon, Jacob Murphy and Harvey Barnes, who predominantly play in wide positions, registered nine goals each.

Isak had very little competition for the central attacking berth, with main deputy Callum Wilson failing to score a single Premier League goal in a season interrupted by injuries.

Wilson this month left the club following the end of his contract.

There will be extra pressure on both Isak and manager Eddie Howe this season, as they juggle the club's return to the Champions League with domestic competitions.

Newcastle did not compete in Europe last season after failing to qualify in the 2023-24 campaign, when their league form was affected by injuries as a thin squad was exposed by Champions League football.

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Right, let's start on that line coming out of Newcastle.

Eddie Howe's squad was last week boosted by the £55m signing of Sweden winger Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest.

BBC Sport's senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel reported on Monday that the club is now exploring a potential deal to sign Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike, who would "probably cost more than £70m".

The 23-year-old France forward scored 15 goals and had eight assists last season as his side finished third in the Bundesliga.

Despite the interest in Ekitike, BBC Sport has been told Newcastle have no interest in selling last season's top scorer Alexander Isak, who has been linked with clubs across Europe including Liverpool.

Sweden striker Isak, 25, joined from Real Sociedad in 2022 for £63m, which makes him currently the club's record purchase.

Arsenal

• Kepa Arrizabalaga - from Chelsea - £5m
• Martin Zubimendi - from Real Sociedad - £60m
• Christian Norgaard - from Brentford - £10m (£5m)

Aston Villa

• Yasin Ozcan - from Kasimpasa - £5.9m (£6.7m)
• Zepiqueno Redmond - from Feyenoord - Free

Bournemouth

• Adrien Truffert - from Rennes - £11.4m (£14.4m)
• Djordje Petrovic - from Chelsea - £25m

Brentford

• Michael Kayode - from Fiorentina - £14.8m

• Caoimhin Kelleher - from Liverpool - £12.5m (£18m)
• Romelle Donovan - from Birmingham City - £3m
• Antoni Milambo - from Feyenoord - Undisclosed

Brighton

• Charalampos Kostoulas - from Olympiakos - £29.8m (£31.5m)
• Diego Coppola - from Hellas Verona - £8.5m
• Olivier Boscagli - from PSV Eindhoven - Free
• Maxim de Cuyper - from Club Brugge - Undisclosed

Burnley

• Bashir Humphreys - from Chelsea - £12m (£14.7m)
• Marcus Edwards - from Sporting - £8.5m
• Jaidon Anthony - from Bournemouth - £7.5m
• Zian Flemming - from Millwall - £7m
• Max Weiss - from Karlsruher - £4.3m
• Quilindschy Hartman - from Feyenoord - Undisclosed
• Axel Tuanzebe - from Ipswich - Free
• Loum Tchaouna - from Lazio - Undisclosed
• Kyle Walker - from Manchester City - £5m
• Jacob Bruun Larsen - from Stuttgart - Undisclosed

Chelsea

• Liam Delap - from Ipswich - £30m
• Estevao Willian - from Palmeiras - £29m (£48.5m)
• Dario Essugo - from Sporting - £18.5
• Mamadou Sarr - from Strasbourg - £12m
• Kendry Paez - from Independiente del Valle - £8.3m (£16.6m)
• Joao Pedro - from Brighton - £60m
• Jamie Gittens - from Borussia Dortmund - £48.5m

Crystal Palace

• Walter Benitez - from PSV Eindhoven - Free
• Borna Sosa - from Ajax - Undisclosed

Everton

• Charly Alcaraz - from Flamengo - £12.6m (£15.2m)
• Thierno Barry - from Villarreal - £27m

Leeds

• Jaka Bijol - from Udinese - £15m
• Lukas Nmecha - from Wolfsburg - Free
• Sebastiaan Bornauw - from Wolfsburg - £5.1m
• Gabriel Gudmundsson - from Lille - £10m

Liverpool

• Florian Wirtz - from Bayer Leverkusen - £100m (£116m)
• Jeremie Frimpong - from Bayer Leverkusen - £29.5m
• Armin Pecsi - from Puskas Akademia - £1.5m
• Milos Kerkez - from Bournemouth - £40m

Manchester City

• Tijjani Reijnders - from AC Milan - £46.3m (£60m)
• Rayan Ait-Nouri - from Wolves - £31m (£36.3m)
• Rayan Cherki - from Lyon - £30.5m (£35.6m)
• Marcus Bettinelli - from Chelsea - Nominal

Manchester United

• Matheus Cunha - from Wolves - £62.5m
• Diego Leon - from Cerro Porteno - Undisclosed

Newcastle

• Antonio Cordero - from Malaga - Free
• Anthony Elanga - from Nottingham Forest - £55m

Nottingham Forest

• Igor Jesus - from Botafogo - £10m
• Jair Cunha - from Botafago - Undisclosed

Sunderland

• Enzo le Fee - from Roma - £19.3m
• Habib Diarra - from Strasbourg - £30m
• Noah Sadiki - from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise - Reported £15m
• Reinildo Mandava - from Atletico Madrid - Free
• Chemsdine Talbi - from Club Brugge - Reported £18m (£2.5m)
• Simon Adingra - from Brighton - £21m

Tottenham

• Kevin Danso - Lens - £20.9m
• Mathys Tel - from Bayern Munich - £29.8m (£34.1m)
• Kota Takai - from Kawasaki Frontale - £5m
• Mohammed Kudus - from West Ham - £55m

West Ham

• Jean-Clair Todibo - from Nice - £36.3m

Wolves

• Fer Lopez - from Celta Vigo - £19.6m (£21.3m)
• Jorgen Strand Larsen - from Celta Vigo - £23m

Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

Before we delve deeper into Newcastle's pursuit of Hugo Ekitike, here's your daily reminder of the summer signings made by every Premier League club...

Welcome to another day of transfer news.

Premier League clubs have been taking stock this week as players slowly return to the grind of pre-season.

There have been no signings confirmed in the top-flight since Friday, but there is still plenty going on behind the scenes.

Stick with us as we bring you up to speed on all of the latest news and transfer gossip, including an update from St James' Park, where Newcastle are working on a potential club-record deal to bring in France striker Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt.