Brentford snap up young Austrian Schuster from Salzburg

Brentford have accomplished their first signing of the summer season with the seize of defender Jannik Schuster from RB Salzburg for a charge within the area of £16million.

Schuster is an Austria Underneath-21 worldwide and has made 29 appearances for Salzburg this season, together with three within the Europa League. He has signed a five-year deal on the Gtech Neighborhood Stadium and continues Brentford’s coverage of signing younger gamers and creating them.

Bees boss Keith Andrews informed the membership’s official web site: “I’m actually delighted that we have been in a position to get Jannik on board. He’s already performed lots of video games for Salzburg at a excessive degree. He’s a participant with lots of potential, and we see that as one thing we are able to develop.

“I actually like him as a younger man; he’s decided to maximise his potential. He’s going to slot in properly with the first-team squad.”

Brentford is the ‘greatest membership on the planet at creating gamers’, says Schuster

Schuster joined the Salzburg academy in 2020 and began his skilled profession with their feeder membership Liefering.

He made his Salzburg debut in Might 2025 and was a member of the squad that took half within the Membership World Cup final summer season.

The 19-year-old is worked up by the longer term and creating at Brentford.

He stated: “I’m actually trying ahead to beginning coaching, assembly all people, and attending to know the gamers, workers and followers. It’s perhaps the most effective membership on the planet at creating gamers. Each dialog I had gave me a great feeling and confidence concerning the switch.

“It’s spectacular how profitable the membership has been with gamers they’ve introduced in from nowhere, I might say!”