Soccer-Brentford sign Dutch keeper Flekken from Freiburg

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bundesliga - 1. FC Union Berlin v SC Freiburg - Stadion An der Alten Forsterei, Berlin, Germany - May 13, 2023 SC Freiburg's Mark Flekken looks dejected after the match REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo

(Reuters) - Brentford have signed highly-rated Dutch goalkeeper Mark Flekken from Bundesliga side Freiburg on a four-year contract, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.

Financial details were not revealed but British and German media reported Brentford paid the release clause of 13 million euros ($14.31 million) with the 29-year-old expected to replace David Raya in goal.