Brentford offer club-record £35m for Fiorentina's Nicolas Gonzalez

Nicolás González (left) scored the goal in Fiorentina's 4-1 victory over Genoa last weekend. Credit: EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Brentford are poised to break their transfer record again with a bid of around £35m for Fiorentina striker Nicolás González.

This is Brentford's second bid this summer for international international González Argentina, after an initial offer of around £26m was turned down this month.

If Brentford can secure a deal for the 25-year-old, it will be the third time they have broken their transfer record this summer .

In June, the club paid around £22m to turn Kevin Sade's loan into a permanent deal and then spent £23m on Wolverhampton centre-back Nathan Collins.

Brentford also spent £11m on goalkeeper. Mark Flecken, which means that if Gonzalez were successful, their summer expenses would be around £90m.

Brentford are considered masters of the transfer market and built a reputation as a developing player before selling him for a better price. huge profit.

Their most significant departure this summer was goalkeeper David Raya, who joined Arsenal on an initial loan deal that is expected to be converted into a permanent £30m transfer next year.

Brentford seeks to strengthen. in attack and are longtime fans of Nottingham Forest's Brennan Johnson. Telegraph Sport reported last month that Forest had turned down an offer of up to £40m from Brentford to join the Wales squad.

González scored 14 goals in 42 appearances for Fiorentina last season and made 24 appearances for Argentina. He started for Fiorentina in their 4-1 win over Genoa last weekend and scored in the first half.

González will provide head coach Thomas Franck with another dynamic offensive option , which Brentford has managed impressively so far. without the suspended Ivan Toni.

Brentford scored five goals in the first two matches of the season, with Brian Mbeumo scoring three and Ioan Wyssa twice.