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Brentford complete £14m capture of Scotland defender Aaron Hickey from Bologna on a four-year deal, as Thomas Frank makes his first signing of the summer

Brentford have completed the signing of 20-year-old full back Aaron Hickey.

The defender joined the Bees late on Friday for a reported £14million fee subject to international clearance, with the deal confirmed this morning.

Hickey is a full Scotland international and has signed a four-year deal at the Brentford Community Stadium.

Aaron Hickey is a regular for Scotland at international level at just 20 years old
He made 48 appearances for Bologna across two years in Italy after joining from Hearts

Hickey has four caps for Scotland and featured in their World Cup qualifier against Ukraine in June.

Born in Glasgow, Hickey spent time in the youth system at Hearts before joining Celtic's academy.

He rejoined Hearts before making a first team appearance, and made his debut for the Edinburgh-based club in May 2019.