Beckham not the only famous dad to send his son to Brentford as Romeo gets loan deal

Since being promoted we've seen them attract players such as Christian Eriksen, Aaron Hickey, Mikkel Damsgaard and Keane Lewis-Potter for the first team, but the B team is making waves as well.

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Last week the young Bees completed a deal to sign Romeo Beckham, son of global superstar David Beckham, on a loan deal from Inter Miami.

The young forward currently plays for Inter Miami's development side, Inter Miami II, where he's built his experience in the MLS Next Pro.

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Having led the the league's assist charts last term with 10 assists and two goals to his name, Inter Miami II finished sixth in the Eastern Conference.

Now part of Brentford's B team, talkSPORT presenter and Bees fan Natalie Sawyer says that he's not the only son of a famous footballer who is currently on the books.

Asked for her verdict on the move for Beckham, Sawyer said: "I think it's good. It puts more eyes on the club and I think that maybe this could be a link to Inter Miami moving forward.

"He's not the only player at the club who has a famous footballing father, in terms of the B team.

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"There's Paul Dickov's son [Max Dickov], Jason Wilcox's son [Max Wilcox], Steven Pressley's son [Aaron Pressley] is there, Kevin Lisbie's son [Kyreece Lisbie] is there.

"So, they have a lot of former footballers' sons."

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Romeo certainly has the ideal role model in his father regarding what he needs to do if he's to carve out a career at the highest level and the 20-year-old says that he can't wait to show what he can do.

He told Brentford's official website: "I'm very proud and very happy to be here.

"I came here at the start to keep fit during the off-season. The chance then came to come on loan here and I've never been so excited.

"It was a fun season [in the US] and there were a lot of ups and downs but I'm excited to come here and see what I can do."

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While Beckham joins a number of household names in the B team, he won't be handed anything on a plate.

Brentford head coach Thomas Frank was discussing the player and while he said that he was a 'promising' talent, he'll have to work hrd likely everybody else if he wants a chance to stay with the club beyond the end of the season.

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Frank said: "Yeah, I've seen him.. I think he's an interesting player.

"We hope, of course, like a lot of others that he can make it to the first team.

"Yeah, [he is] promising. Anyone who has got a contract here - be it a permanent deal or loan deal - there is always the opportunity to stay, of course."