Brentford Target Town Wingback Doughty for Premier League Transfer!
According to Sky Sports, wingback Alfie Doughty is attracting interest from a number of Premier League clubs, including Brentford. The 24-year-old had a very impressive debut campaign in the top tier for the Hatters last season, as he went on to replace Ryan Giles in the team for the match against Wolverhampton Wanderers in September after only starting one of the club’s first four Premier League games. Following the 1-1 draw, Doughty started every subsequent match until the 3-1 loss to Brentford in December, totaling 2,937 minutes, the most of any Town outfield player.
Doughty was named to the starting XI in 34 of 38 games, recording eight assists, the same as Manchester City’s Phil Foden and Jeremy Doku, as well as Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes. He also scored two goals, against Sheffield United and Fulham. After progressing through the ranks at Charlton Athletic, Doughty joined Kenilworth Road in June 2022 under former manager Nathan Jones.
He had spells with Stoke City and Cardiff City before joining the Hatters, but injuries limited him to just 56 appearances in those four years. Since moving to Kenilworth Road, he appears to have overcome any issues, playing 78 games, with last season’s tally of 43 being his highest yet. Despite Doughty’s best efforts, Town have dropped out of the top division, and he has been linked with a return to the top tier of English football, with the Bees eager to improve their squad following Rico Henry’s lengthy injury last season.
Town manager Rob Edwards recently revealed that the club did not have to sell this summer, but he is aware that some players may leave, saying: “I can’t sit here and promise you that no one will leave, but what I can say is that we’re not under any pressure to do so. It has to be right for the football club, and if there is a genuine potential for someone to advance, there will be discussions, but we are ambitious here, and we do not want to remain still and go backwards. We want to be back in the Premier League, and the easiest way to accomplish so is to keep the majority of our current squad.
“Our goal is to keep as many as possible and be in a really strong position. We do want to maintain the majority of the group intact, and I’m confident we will do so. We don’t know what’s going to happen; we’ve got a long couple of months ahead of us, a period of inactivity until pre-season begins and things pick up a little. My task for us, the recruiting team, the board, and everyone is to try and have a better squad at the start of next season than we have now, which is challenging but something we must strive for.”
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