Brentford have confirmed that Lewis Macleod has extended his contract by 12 months, keeping him at the club until 2019.

The midfielder has suffered a string of injuries since joining in January 2014, making a brief seven minute debut against Brighton in Feburary 2015, before returning to the starting line up on a regular basis this season.

However, he suffered a season ending knee injury during the 2-0 win over QPR and the club, much like the way they treated Scott Hogan after his second cruciate ligament injury, have elected to offer him a new one year deal so he wouldn't have the stress of being in the final year of his contract when he returns from the sidelines.

Phil Giles, Brentford Co-Director of Football, said: "When we learned about the nature of the injury to Lewis, there was no doubt that we were going to look after him in the same way that we did Scott Hogan, including the opportunity to extend his contract, giving him every opportunity to return in the best possible shape.

Same treatment: Scott Hogan

“It was simply a matter of getting everyone together to make that agreement with Lewis. This took a few weeks but I'm glad it's all sorted now and we can look positively to the future."

Head coach Dean Smith is also pleased to see the Scot sign a new deal with the Bees.

“I am really pleased that Lewis has extended his contract with us, he said.

“He has had a really unfortunate time with injuries since he has joined Brentford and prior to his injury against QPR he was beginning to show the undoubted potential he possesses.

“He has been missed by us since getting injured but we are pleased with his recovery to date.

“It is refreshing for me to see our club looking after its players after unfortunate injuries and having faith in their recovery.”

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