{"id":341579,"date":"2023-07-04T13:48:57","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T13:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/07\/04\/defender-nathan-collins-joins-brentford-for-club-record-fee-football-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-07-04T13:48:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T13:48:57","slug":"defender-nathan-collins-joins-brentford-for-club-record-fee-football-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/07\/04\/defender-nathan-collins-joins-brentford-for-club-record-fee-football-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Defender Nathan Collins joins Brentford for club record fee | Football News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>Brentford<!-- --> have secured the signing of Ireland defender <!-- -->Nathan Collins<!-- --> from <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/wolverhampton-wanderers\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Wolverhampton Wanderers-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/wolverhampton-wanderers\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/a>. The 22-year-old has signed a six-year contract with the <!-- -->Premier League<!-- --> club, setting a new record transfer fee.<br \/>While the exact amount was not disclosed, reports suggest that Brentford paid around 23 million pounds ($29.25 million) for Collins, surpassing the previous record of 21 million pounds for German forward <!-- -->Kevin Schade<!-- -->.<br \/>Brentford manager <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/thomas-frank\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Thomas Frank-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/thomas-frank\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thomas Frank<\/a> praised Collins&#8217; defensive abilities, highlighting his composure, calmness, and strong heading skills, which will be valuable in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Football\" msid=\"101492259\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-101492259,width-600,resizemode-4\/101492259.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;He has a lot of very good abilities that we value a lot. 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His heading in both boxes is a big thing, both in open play and from set-pieces, which is massive in the Premier League,&#8221; Frank said.<br \/>Brentford finished ninth in the league last season, narrowly missing out on a European spot by two points.<\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/jarvis.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/football\/epl\/top-stories\/defender-nathan-collins-joins-brentford-for-club-record-fee\/articleshow\/101492264.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Brentford have secured the signing of Ireland defender Nathan Collins from Wolverhampton Wanderers. 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