Brentford have been warned to lower their asking price for David Raya or risk losing him for nothing - after signing a potential replacement.
The Bees goalkeeper has rejected several contract offers but Thomas Frank wants £40million for the Spaniard.
Brentford signed Dutch goalkeeper Mark Flekken in an £11m deal from Freiburg.
Raya, who is a target for Tottenham and has been tracked by Chelsea, has one year left on his deal.
His agent Jaume Munell said as cited by Sports Central: “If Brentford does not lower the price tag for David Raya this summer, we’ll be ready to leave as free agent in one year."
Raya's representatives are urging the Bees to cut their asking price by more than half, feeling a price-tag of around £15-20m is fair.
Following the signing of Flekken on a four-year-deal, Frank said: "We're very happy to have signed Mark. "He's a player with a lot of quality who will strengthen our goalkeeper group. “He has big experience and joins us after two great seasons with Freiburg, who have just had a top season in the Bundesliga, finishing fifth and qualifying for the Europa League.
Raya joined Brentford from Blackburn in 2019 and quickly rose to prominence at the Gtech Community Stadium.
The goalkeeper has since amassed a total of 54 clean sheets in 161 appearances.
The Spain international has also been linked with Manchester United ahead of the summer transfer window.
United reportedly consider the 27-year-old as a potential replacement for David de Gea who will be out of contract on June 30.
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