In the early morning of July 2, Beijing time, Brentford, the Premier League Bees Army, officially announced that 22-year-old Brazilian high school striker Igor Thiago joined the team with a transfer fee of 37 million euros. And his arrival also means that England international center forward Ivan Toney is likely to leave the Bees who he has played for four years this summer.
Last season, Brentford finished 16th in the Premier League, with a mediocre record. It also puts them in the face of reinforcements this summer window. And Igor Thiago is their first big move in the summer window. The 22-year-old centre-forward previously played for Belgian giants Club Brugge and last season he recorded an impressive 29 goals and five assists in 55 appearances, including 18 goals and three assists in 34 games in the Belgian league. As a central striker, Thiago has a height of 1.91m and strong physical confrontation ability, and has a very good ability to take chances in front of goal. In addition to his right foot, Thiago is also a player with a very rich arsenal of left foot and header scoring ability.
It is worth mentioning that Igor Thiago is worth 25 million euros in the German transfer market, while Brugge only spent 11 million euros to sign him a year ago. This also means selling him and making the Belgian giants earn several times the profit. However, it also shows that Brentford is eager to find talent. At the same time, the addition of Igor Thiago also released a signal that Ivan Tony is likely to leave the team this summer.
In the winter window last season, Ivan Toney, who was banned for 8 months for suspected illegal betting, announced his comeback, and finally handed over 17 games with 4 goals and 2 assists, and was successfully selected for the European Championship squad of the England team. In the quarter-finals of the European Championship in the early hours of July 1, Ivan Toney came off the bench to instigate Bellingham's equaliser and assist Kane for the winning goal in extra-time, becoming one of the biggest contributors to England's difficult progress to the quarter-finals.
However, as one of the best centre-forwards in the Premier League, Eva Toney has been favored by many big clubs, including Arsenal. With only one year left on his contract and it is very difficult to renew it, Brentford are also ready to sell him for cash this summer in order to avoid running out of money and money, and Igor Thiago is joining to fill the vacancy of Tony's teacher.
However, Brentford's asking price for Ivan Toney is as high as £60 million, while the player is worth €50 million in the German transfer market. Of course, with the blessing of the household book and excellent personal ability, Ivan Tony fully deserves the asking price of 60 million pounds. If there is a better performance in the game after the European Cup, Mr. Tony may be robbed of the head by the giants.