Premier League club Brentford to sell stake at £400m valuation

The proprietor of Brentford Football Club has clinched a woody to merchantability a number involvement successful the Premier League broadside to caller investors astatine a valuation of astir £400m.

Sky News has learnt that an statement that volition impact existent proprietor Matthew Benham offloading a chunk of his holding to Gary Lubner - the affluent businessman who ran Autoglass-owner Belron - is expected to beryllium announced arsenic aboriginal arsenic Tuesday.

Matthew Vaughn, the Hollywood film-maker whose credits see Layer Cake and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, is besides expected to put successful Brentford arsenic portion of the deal, The Athletic reported past month.

One insider suggested that the involvement acquisition would worth the nine astatine astir £400m.

Further details of the transaction were unclear connected Monday night, though the insider speculated that it could yet spot arsenic overmuch arsenic 25% of the nine changing hands.

If confirmed, it would underline the continuing involvement from affluent investors successful top-flight English clubs.

FA Cup winners Crystal Palace person seen a number involvement being bought by Woody Johnson, the New York Jets-owner, successful the past fewer weeks, with that woody hastened by the implications of erstwhile shareholder John Textor's simultaneous ownership of a involvement successful French nine Lyon.

Sky News revealed successful February 2024 that Mr Benham had hired bankers astatine Rothschild to marketplace a involvement successful Brentford.

Under Mr Benham's stewardship, it has enjoyed 1 of the astir palmy transformations successful English football, rising from the little divisions to the apical part successful 2021.

It has besides moved from its long-standing Griffin Park location to a caller stadium adjacent Kew Bridge.

This summertime is proving to beryllium 1 of transition, with manager Thomas Frank joining Tottenham Hotspur and striker Bryan Mbeumo the taxable of persistent involvement from Manchester United.

Brentford did not respond to a petition for remark connected Monday night, portion a spokesperson for Mr Lubner declined to comment.