Mehmet Ali joined Brentford as assistant first-team coach in July 2025, joining Keith Andrews’ coaching staff.

Ali had spent the previous three years as Arsenal Under-21s head coach. 

Prior to joining the Gunners in January 2022, initially as assistant to U23s boss Kevin Betsy, Ali had been Reading U23s manager. 

Ali, who passed his UEFA Pro Licence in June 2024, began his coaching career at Tottenham Hotspur, working with the U9s through to the U16s. 

On the appointment, head coach Andrews said: “I could tell from his personality he’s someone I’ll love working with. When he presented to us, and we started discussing football, it was clear that we are very closely aligned on the game. 

“Mehmet has a player-development background with Spurs and Reading. He had a hybrid role at Arsenal, predominately working with their U21s but also very closely with Mikel Arteta and the first team."