Brentford announce signing of Senegal defender El Hadji Malick Diouf from West Ham

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brentford/xYe7DwID/"]Brentford[/a] ‌said the 21-year-old, who went to the ‌2026 World Cup with Senegal, had ‌signed a five-year deal with an option of a further year on the ‌club's side.[/p][p]"[b]He's a player that ⁠fits our ideal ‌age profile, with lots of room to ​still develop[/b]," Brentford manager Keith Andrews told the club website.[/p][embed guid="3e1d5113-7561-42ac-b215-af0f93dc3f2b" url="https://x.com/BrentfordFC/status/2093296371159720335" social-type="twitter" /][p]"[b]I think ​he had a really good year at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-ham/Cxq57r8g/"]West Ham[/a] in his first ⁠season in ​English football, and some of the qualities and attributes he has as a full-back really add to an already ‌impressive part of our team[/b]."[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/malick-diouf/n1SNJhEe/"]Diouf[/a] joined West Ham last year from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/slavia-prague/viXGgnyB/"]Slavia Prague[/a] and became a regular for the side who were relegated at the end of the season. He is reunited at Brentford with former Hammers teammate and striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wilson-callum/YwKMvtoh/"]Callum Wilson[/a], who ‌moved from East to West London ​last month.[/p][p]"[b]His left foot and his ‌delivery are unbelievable, so I think we've got someone who's hard-working, who's ready to fight for the team, and it's great competition for ⁠everyone in the ⁠squad[/b]," said ‌Wilson.[/p][embed guid="8071b2c5-4ca4-4a9b-9562-3a4a59db62f6" url="https://x.com/BrentfordFC/status/2093307565446721851" social-type="twitter" /]