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Mee’s glee at joining Bees on a free

Brentford have announced the free signing of defender Ben Mee from Burnley on a two-year deal.

The experienced defender, 32, left the Clarets this summer after 10 years at Turf Moor, during which he racked up 217 Premier League appearances.

Mee has become the West London outfit’s fourth signing of the summer after Aaron Hickey, Keane Lewis-Potter and Thomas Strakosha.

Bees boss Thomas Frank said of his new centre-back: “I am very happy that we have signed Ben. He will add a lot of quality and experience to the squad.

“He had six good years for Burnley in the Premier League. I really love his defensive mindset. He knows how to defend the box, he knows how to block a shot and he knows how to win duels.

“He will bring leadership and communication to the team, which is very attractive. He has a very good left foot and will be very good for us on set-pieces in both boxes.

“I am looking forward to adding him to the squad.”

Darwin’s perfect night

Jurgen Klopp lauded striker Darwin Nunez’s “perfect night” after Liverpool’s summer signing hit four goals in a 5-0 friendly win over RB Leipzig.

Mohamed Salah opened the scoring before the Uruguayan struck four in the second half at the Red Bull Arena on Thursday night.

Nunez has been under close scrutiny since his £64million switch to Anfield from Benfica and his German boss was pleased to see him silence some doubters for the time being at least.

Klopp said: “That’s the best way obviously to stop all these discussions.

“We always think that if you pay a lot of money then the players feel no pressure. They are all completely normal human beings.

“This generation of players read social media, which is really not smart, but they do.

“He’s a different striker to what we have or what we had, but he’s a really good one.

“That’s of course a perfect night for him.”

Ten Hag backs Maguire to silence boo boys

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has told captain Harry Maguire that good performances are the perfect way to silence the boo boys.

The defender was the subject of vocal criticism during United’s pre-season friendly win over Crystal Palace from supporters inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia on Tuesday.

Boos rang out every time the 29-year-old touched the ball and the Red Devils manager has confirmed the team were aware of it at the time.

The Dutch boss said: “We heard but we see [that] if you perform, it slows down, and I think he, Harry Maguire, and the team, impressed by the way they play.

“I don’t think it’s a matter to find out about if I can understand it, it’s about how can we change it and the team and Harry himself by performing. That’s what we are working on. That is the only focus.”

Laca out with wasp stings

Lyon have been stung by Alexandre Lacazette’s potential absence for their friendly with Feyenoord on Sunday after a wasp attack on the Frenchman.

Lacazette suffered multiple wasp stings in the forest surrounding the French side’s hotel in the Netherlands, where they are on a pre-season camp.

ESPN say the 31-year-old is being monitored on a day-to-day basis to see if he can take part in the clash at De Kuip this weekend.

With the striker now potentially unavailable, it remains to be seen which of Lyon’s players will make a beeline for a starting spot up front in Peter Bosz’s side.

Lacazette has returned to Lyon this summer after departing the Ligue 1 side to join Arsenal in 2017.

Gayle forces Stoke switch

Striker Dwight Gayle has joined Championship side Stoke on a permanent deal from Newcastle for an undisclosed fee.

The 32-year-old has signed a two-year contract at the bet365 Stadium after falling out of favour at the Magpies in recent seasons.

While struggling to hit the heights at Premier League level, Gayle has proven pedigree in the Championship having scored 59 goals in 100 second-tier games during spells at Peterborough, Newcastle and West Brom.

Potters boss Michael O’Neill said: “Dwight’s track record, particularly in the Championship, is exceptional and there were a number of clubs chasing him so we are really delighted he has chosen to join us.”