Brentford have agreed a deal to sign Iran forward Saman Ghoddos from French Ligue 1 side Amiens, according to Football Insider.

The 25-year-old attacker is set for talks with the Bees and is due to undergo a medical ahead of his move to Griffin Park.

Brentford manager Thomas Frank is looking to strengthening his attacking options before the end of the transfer window, after last season's top scorer Neal Maupay left the club to join Brighton earlier this week for a reported fee of £20million.

Ghoddos scored four goals and provided four assists in 27 appearances in Ligue 1 last season and also has two goals in 18 appearances for Iran.

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Brentford finished 11th in the Championship last season, ten points outside the play-off places and will be hoping to challenge for promotion this season.

The Bees lost their opening game of the season at home to Birmingham City and face Middlesbrough away from home in their next match at the weekend.

The Verdict

This could be a good signing for Brentford and a decent replacement for Maupay. The Bees really need some more firepower up front and Ghoddos should be able to provide that.

He's an exciting player and can play in attacking midfield and anywhere across the frontline, so he'd be a very useful option for any manager to have in his side.

It was always going to be difficult for Brentford to replace Maupay, but Ghoddos has a decent goal record so far in his career.

He has no experience in English football though, so this signing has got to be considered a bit of a risk for Brentford as he may take a bit of time to adapt to the Championship, but I think it's a risk worth taking.