Thomas Frank hopes Romeo Beckham can bring his own brand of spice to Brentford

Thomas Frank wants people to treat Romeo Beckham as a player in his own right rather than focusing on his famous name after making his Brentford B debut on Tuesday.

The 20-year-old was watched by his father David at Park View Road in Welling for a London Senior Cup game against Erith and Belvedere FC.

Brentford B manager Neil MacFarlane praised Beckham for his performance, which also caught the eye of the team's senior manager Frank.

"Romeo is a very good player, of course he has a name that is quite global and big," Frank said.

"For Romeo, it's himself, but of course he has a great name. You can't compare (father and son)."

Frank then compared Danish international Michael Laudrup to his son Andreas, whom he coached, saying: "Maybe Laudrup is also a decent player (similar to David Beckham), I coached his son and it's important to take him as a player - not as Laudrup but as himself.

The Brentford boss added: "He's here for a reason, because we think he's a good player, and we're delighted he was able to complete the loan deal.

“(We are) delighted to see him well, delighted to see the performance he had in the last game and when you have players, whether permanent or on loan, it is for a reason .

"It's either to make the team perform well or to extend the loan deal and make it a permanent deal, so we just hope he continues to improve and returns it. very interesting for us."

Brentford, who host Bournemouth in the late kick-off on Saturday, are unbeaten in the league since the World Cup break.

The Bees will have Ivan Toney - who has missed the last two games - back from injury and available for the game against Bournemouth.

"Ivan is fit and available and he will start tomorrow, so I just named that one out of 11, so that's good news," Frank said.

Bees goalkeeper David Raya has been linked with Tottenham in recent weeks with the transfer window open, but Frank insisted the keeper was not moving anywhere.

"I understand why they are interested. He is a very, very good goalkeeper," he said.

"I've said many times that I think he's among the best in the league and he's played fantastically for us, but he's not going anywhere."

Frank also suggested there would be further talks about a contract extension for Raya, whose current contract expires in the summer of 2024.

The Dane added: "Let's see. We're interested. I know David is very happy here, but of course there will be talks going on."

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