Douglas told he can leave Brentford

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Brentford boss Marinus Dijkhuizen has confirmed midfielder Jonathan Douglas has been placed on the transfer list.

Douglas, who joined Brentford from Swindon four years ago, was only given a new deal in February, extending his contract at Griffin Park to 2016.

However a glut of new arrivals in midfield – several of whom played in the Bees’ impressive 2-0 friendly win over Stoke on Saturday – has pushed Douglas down the pecking order.

Dijkhuizen said: “We decided that he is not part of the future of the club.

“It is a tough decision. He had a great time here and has done a lot of good things for the club.

“Sometimes this is part of football. Sometimes you get a new contract, sometimes you are out of contract.

“He still has one year but we see no future [for him] so we have given him a lot of time to find a new one.”

Douglas, 33, has made 169 league appearances for the Bees, scoring 17 goals.

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