Defender Sepp van den Berg joined Brentford from Liverpool in August 2024 and put pen to paper on a five-year contract.

Van den Berg, a Netherlands Under-21 international, began his professional career with Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle, making his first-team debut in March 2018.

He made a further 21 appearances for Zwolle before joining Liverpool in June 2019.

He went on to make four first-team outings during his debut season at Anfield, in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, and was on the bench for the FIFA Club World Cup final as Liverpool beat Flamengo 1-0 in Qatar in December 2019.

In February 2021, van den Berg headed out on loan to Sky Bet Championship side Preston North End.

He impressed in his 16 appearances and returned to Deepdale for the 2021/22 campaign.

Across two loan spells with Preston, van den Berg made 66 appearances and showed his versatility by playing at both centre-back and right-back.

The next step in the defender's development was in the Bundesliga with a loan at Schalke 04 for the 2022/23 season.

Having played nine games for Schalke in a campaign disrupted by an ankle injury, van den Berg returned to Germany’s top flight for the 2023/24 season, on this occasion linking up with FSV Mainz 05.

Van den Berg played 35 games in all competitions and scored three goals, including an equaliser in a 1-1 Bundesliga draw with Borussia Dortmund.

Upon signing for Brentford in the summer of 2024, the defender said: “Playing football is the most enjoyable thing for every player, especially for me.

"I just want to help the team wherever I can. Personally, playing as many games as I can, that's what I came here for.

“I also want to develop myself and help the team achieve things that have never happened before - maybe Europe - you have to dream big!”