Onyeka joins Augsburg on loan | OneFootball

Brentford midfielder Frank Onyeka has joined Bundesliga side Augsburg on a season-long loan, subject to international clearance.

The Nigeria international has made 78 appearances for the Bees since his arrival from Midtjylland in July 2021.

“Frank has been an important player during our last three seasons in the Premier League,” said head coach Thomas Frank.

“He has been a big part of our success, and I can’t praise him enough for that in every aspect.

“Frank wants to play week in, week out as a starter; this is a good opportunity for him to do that.

“We have a lot of young midfielders who also need minutes, so this is a good loan for Frank and the club.”

Onyeka, a two-time Danish Superliga champion with Midtjylland, was Brentford’s first signing of the Premier League era.

He regularly featured in the middle of the park during the first half of the 2021/22 campaign and was called up to the Nigeria squad for the Africa Cup of Nations.

The central midfielder made 23 appearances for Brentford the following term as the Bees finished ninth in the top flight.

In the middle of a positive 2023/24 season - during which he scored his first goal for the club, against Sheffield United in April 2024 - Onyeka departed for AFCON again and came home with a runners-up medal after Nigeria were beaten 2-1 by Ivory Coast in the final.