Brentford's sporting director… pleased with Arsenal's interest in Nørgaard

Brentford midfielder Christian Nørgaard has become one of the Bees' key players, and at 31, he could be on his way to Arsenal. Normally, a club would be disheartened to lose one of its leaders, but that’s not the case with Brentford.

Details: The club’s sporting director, Phil Giles, confirmed Arsenal’s interest, stating that the transfer is already close to completion. While a few details still need to be ironed out, he’s happy that Nørgaard will have the chance to test himself at a top club.

Quote: “Arsenal have been in contact with us over the past two weeks regarding Christian — we’ve been in regular discussions with Andrea Berta. At this point, I think the move is more likely to happen than not, but we still need to go through the entire process and complete all the formalities — we’ll see how it ends up.

He’s been a tremendous player for us, simply outstanding. I’m genuinely happy for him — at 31, he’s earned the opportunity to compete for trophies at this stage of his career. The deal isn’t finalized yet, but we know that if and when he leaves, we’ll have a gap in leadership and will look to fill that,” Giles told Sky Sports.