Mads Roerslev has left Brentford to join Sky Bet Championship side Southampton for an undisclosed fee.The right-back initially signed for Brentford B in 2019, before going on to make 146 appearances for the first team.<\/p>\n
One of those was in the Championship play-off final victory against Swansea City at Wembley Stadium, where he assisted Emiliano Marcondes\u2019s goal, as the Bees were promoted to the Premier League.<\/p>\n
Roerslev played 94 times in the top flight, scoring in the west London derby draw with Chelsea and the winner against Aston Villa.<\/p>\n
Brentford director of football Phil Giles said: \u201cIn my opinion, Mads is one of the best signings we have ever made. <\/p>\n
\u201cNot only did he agree to come through our B team and demonstrate that pathway, but he represented our first team with distinction and played a huge part in one of our greatest ever days. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe will always be welcome back and be given a fantastic reception. We wish him well at Southampton and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n
Roerslev started out at Copenhagen’s Academy before joining Brentford B on a two-year contract in August 2019. <\/p>\n
He broke into the first-team squad that season, playing 10 games in his debut campaign and earning a new contract. <\/p>\n
Promoted to the first team that summer, he played back-up to Henrik Dalsgaard during Brentford’s charge to the play-off final, which they lost 2-1 to Fulham.<\/p>\n
The following season, a foot injury ruled Roerslev out for four months. But an injury to Dalsgaard towards the end of the campaign allowed him to claim a spot in the starting XI, a place he kept through to the 2021 Championship play-off final. <\/p>\n
During a 2-0 victory over Swansea City, he produced a quality assist for the second goal by Marcondes.<\/p>\n
\u2744\ufe0f Ivan Toney
\u26a1 Emiliano Marcondes<\/p>\n
Goals that seem like yesterday \ud83e\udef6 pic.twitter.com\/ew23PxjiI0<\/a><\/p>\n