Brentford have seen off competition from Leeds and Southampton to sign highly rated defender Erion Zabeli from Oxford United.
The 18-year-old centre back, who was born in London but is part of the Albanian Under-19 set-up, was also a target for Rangers and several European sides.
Zabeli is one of Albania’s highest rated youth prospects and will become just the third player from the country to play his trade in the Premier League, following Chelsea’s Armando Broja and former Sunderland midfielder Lorik Cana.
The young defender is also eligible to represent England and Kosovo.