Brentford in talks over Ben Mee free transfer with defender looking for new club after Burnley contract ended
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BRENTFORD have reportedly held contract talks with experienced defender Ben Mee.
The 32-year-old is a free agent after leaving Burnley this summer and is on the hunt for a new team.
Mee spent 11 years at Turf Moor and had been skipper at the club for the last three years.
But after his deal expired Mee has been in discussions with Brentford, according to the .
Mee is said to have a number of options on the table and will make a decision on his future before the start of the new campaign.
And the Bees are one of the clubs Mee has held talks with.
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With less than three weeks to go until the new campaign Mee is set to make his decision shortly, with Brentford kicking off their campaign away at Leicester on August 7.
Boss Thomas Frank is currently short of bodies at the back thanks to injuries to key men Ethan Pinock and Kristoffer Ajer.
A move for free agent Mee would see the West Londoners gain a player with bags of top-flight experience.
Mee acted as assistant manager to Mike Jackson during the run-in last season after Sean Dyche was sacked in April.
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But they could not save Burnley from relegation, with the Clarets returning to the second tier for the first time since 2016.
Mee played 376 times for Burnley in his 11-year spell with the club.