Brentford close in on £40m Leeds midfielder Gray

Brentford are adjacent to signing Leeds United's teenage midfielder Archie Gray aft agreeing a interest that could scope £40m pinch add-ons.

The 18-year-old is expected to person a aesculapian aft Brentford met Leeds' asking price.

The woody would make Gray a grounds signing for nan westbound Londoners.

Talks are ongoing but nan England Under-21 world is being allowed to talk straight to Brentford.

They are looking to adjacent nan move earlier nan English Football League's Financial Fair Play (FFP) deadline connected 30 June.

Leeds will request to waste players successful nan adjacent play aft narrowly missing retired connected promotion to nan Premier League, losing to Southampton successful nan Championship play-off final.

It would beryllium a awesome coup should Brentford complete nan signing of Gray, pinch Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham besides believed to beryllium willing successful nan West Yorkshire club's academy graduate.

Gray was a adjacent ever-present for Leeds past season, playing 52 matches successful each competitions - chiefly successful midfield but occasionally astatine right-back.

Manager Thomas Frank is group to motorboat pre-season squad preparations astatine Brentford adjacent week aft guiding nan squad distant from nan relegation area successful May.