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Brentford Sign Austrian Defender Schuster from Salzburg for £12 m

5/15/2026

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Brentford Sign Schuster

Brentford FC signed Austrian defender Jannik Schuster from Red Bull Salzburg, pending international clearance.
He signed a contract to June 2031 with an optional extra year, for a reported £12 million fee plus £4 million in add-ons.
Schuster played 29 games for Salzburg this season, scored once, appeared three times in the Europa League and has Austria U-21 caps.

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Schuster Joins Brentford

Jannik Schuster signed with Brentford, calling it the best developing club in the world.
Head coach Keith Andrews said Schuster is determined, versatile and will fit well with the first-team.
The 19-year-old can play on either side of central defence and is praised for pace and aerial ability.
Schuster captained Salzburg’s youth side to the UEFA Youth League semi-finals in 2025 despite his family’s ski-jumping tradition.

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Brentford Acquire Schuster

Brentford will sign Schuster for €20 million (£17.2 million).
The club outbid Leeds United and remains ahead of Brighton & Hove Albion.
The signing comes while Brentford sit two points behind Brighton for a European place with matches against Crystal Palace and Liverpool upcoming.
Brentford aim to finalize the deal before the transfer window opens on 15 June, having already arranged the medical.

History

Historical Context

After Werder Bremen sold Austrian midfielder Andreas Herzog to West Ham United in summer 1999, the English club used the £5.75 million proceeds from Eyal Berkovic’s transfer to fund a squad that won the Intertoto Cup and finished ninth in the 1999-2000 Premier League. The move exemplified the era’s growing reliance on Central-European talent.

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Brentford Sign Schuster

Brentford FC signed Austrian defender Jannik Schuster from Red Bull Salzburg, pending international clearance.
He signed a contract to June 2031 with an optional extra year, for a reported £12 million fee plus £4 million in add-ons.
Schuster played 29 games for Salzburg this season, scored once, appeared three times in the Europa League and has Austria U-21 caps.

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