BRENTFORD have released 18 players, including a Premier League cult hero and the son of a Manchester City icon.
A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the Bees as Tottenham work on a deal to poach their manager .
But decisions are still being made and their release list has been revealed.
The club have confirmed that 18 stars are being allowed to leave following the expiry of their contracts at the end of this month.
Max Dickov, who is the son of former striker Paul Dickov, is one of those going.
The 23-year-old has been involved in the Brentford B setup and is a winger.
Max departs having never made a first-team appearance.
His father Paul played 180 times for City from 1996 to 2002, scoring 41 goals.
As confirmed by last month, veteran centre-back Ben Mee has also not earned a new deal.
The 35-year-old made 67 appearances for the club, having arriving three years ago after a ten-season spell at Burnley.
Mee has ruled out retiring and insists he has “more to give on the pitch”;.
Josh Dasilva’s name is also on the release list filed to the .
The midfielder has been out injured since January 2024 with a knee injury.
Others available for a free transfer are youngsters Beaux Booth, Adrian Janusz, KerronSamuels, MaxWilcox, VonnteWilliams and Ben Winterbottom.
Yaw Agyei-Amadieh, Evan Anderson, Joshua Djoro, Mikel Francis, Kaya Halil, Konstantin Ivanov, Matas Kilmas, Trae Payet and Freddie James have already been officially released.
It comes amid to become the new Spurs manager.
Chief Daniel Levy is discussing a compensation package with Brentford.
