Kayode signs new long-term Brentford contract | OneFootball

Michael Kayode has signed a new long-term contract at Brentford.

The right-back’s new deal runs until the summer of 2032, with a club option of a further year.

Kayode, who was nominated for the Premier League Young Player of the Season award following an impressive 2025/26 campaign, has made 56 appearances across all competitions for the Bees since joining from Serie A side Fiorentina – initially on loan - in January 2025.

Brentford head coach Keith Andrews said: "Michael had an amazing season last year.

"He epitomised everything good that we do. His development and evolution has been really, really impressive.

"Michael’s someone that we love working with every single day, who comes in with such an enthusiastic demeanour, and is a joy to be around and to coach.

"We’re absolutely delighted that he wants to stay because we love having him here, and this new contract is absolutely deserved."

Kayode started his youth career at Juventus, where he remained for seven years until 2018.

After leaving the Italian giants, he played for Serie D side Gozzano and, during the 2020/21 season, the defender scored two goals and provided two assists in 34 matches as a 16-year-old, helping them gain promotion to Serie C.

The now-21-year-old joined Fiorentina after that impressive campaign and was first integrated into their youth team.

His Serie A debut came in a 4-1 away victory over Genoa in 2023 and, by the end of the season, he had become a regular in the first team.

Kayode went on to play 49 times for Fiorentina - including in a run to the UEFA Conference League final in 2024 - before moving to west London.

During his first half-season in TW8, the Italy Under-21s international made 12 appearances, with his Brentford debut coming shortly after joining, as a substitute in a clash against Tottenham Hotspur at Gtech Community Stadium.

Kayode started the final six games of the 2024/25 campaign and, after the transfer was made permanent that summer, established himself as a regular throughout 2025/26, playing a pivotal role as the Bees secured a ninth-placed finish.

He missed just one Premier League match last term, leaving him one game shy of a half-century of appearances in the English top flight.

The athletic full-back’s first Brentford goal - an emphatic header against Wolves at the Gtech - came in March, while he also featured a further seven times across the FA Cup and Carabao Cup in 2025/26.