Brentford have completed the signing of Antoni Milambo from Eredivisie club Feyenoord, subject to international clearance.
The 20-year-old midfielder has put pen to paper on a five-year contract with a club option of an additional year.
Milambo arrives in west London following a highly impressive 2024/25 campaign.
The Dutchman made 42 appearances for Feyenoord in all competitions, scoring seven goals and assisting eight. This included nine matches and four goal involvements (3G, 1A) in the UEFA Champions League.
A Netherlands Under-21 international, Milambo represented his nation on three occasions at the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Slovakia this summer.
Milambo was in from the start as Michael Reiziger’s side lost 2-1 to eventual winners England in the semi-final.
“We are all very excited by the arrival of Antoni Milambo,” said technical director Lee Dykes.
“The recruitment department have followed Antoni for a few years now and have closely monitored his development at Feyenoord into the first team.
“We believe that Antoni has all the attributes needed to be a very good Premier League player and feel he has the potential to develop his game to a high level here in England.
“Antoni is a skilful, forward-thinking midfield player capable of scoring all types of goals as proven through his youth development phase, in the Eredivisie and in the Champions League.
“I would like to place on record our appreciation to the senior management team at Feyenoord for their assistance with our interest in Antoni and their professionalism throughout the transfer process.”
Head coach Keith Andrews added: “Antoni has played a lot of football in the last 12 months and really shot to prominence.
“He’s had experience in the Eredivisie, Champions League and most recently the Under-21 Euros with the Netherlands.
“I love the way that Antoni takes the ball and drives; he has the ability to go past players and he’s a goal threat. He will complement the midfielders we have in the building.
“Now it’s just a case of getting him used to the intensity and rhythm of the Premier League and our own intensity levels. I am looking forward to working with him.”
Milambo made his professional debut for Feyenoord in a 3-0 UEFA Europa Conference League victory over Luzern in August 2021. At 16 years and 131 days, he became the club's youngest-ever player, taking the record from Georginio Wijnaldum.
He made his Eredivisie debut in April 2023, coming on as a substitute in a 3-1 win over Sparta Rotterdam. Milambo went on to play two more league games that season as Feyenoord earned their 16th title.
Milambo’s involvement increased during the 2023/24 campaign. He made 13 senior appearances and was on the bench as Feyenoord won the KNVB Cup by beating NEC 1-0 in the final in April 2024.
The following August, Milambo scored in a 4-4 draw with PSV in the Johan Cruyff Shield, before Feyenoord won the trophy on penalties.
In October, the midfielder was named Player of the Match after scoring twice in Feyenoord’s 3-1 away win over Benfica in the Champions League.
Milambo departs Feyenoord having registered 17 goals involvements (8G, 9A) in 60 senior appearances. He is Brentford’s third first-team signing of the summer following the arrival of goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher from Liverpool and the permanent transfer of full-back Michael Kayode from Fiorentina.