Brentford complete club-record £30m signing of Thiago

Brentford person completed a club-record £30m signing of striker Igor Thiago from Club Brugge.

The 23-year-old becomes nan Bees' first Brazilian subordinate and joins nan Premier League aft agreeing nan move successful February.

Thiago is expected to beryllium a replacement for England world Ivan Toney, who has entered nan past twelvemonth of his statement successful westbound London and is fresh to entertain a move to a bigger club.

"I'm very happy to person signed for Brentford and to get to cognize nan club," Thiago said.

Brentford person fixed Thiago, who scored 18 goals successful 34 Belgian convention matches during Brugge’s title-winning campaign, nan number 9 garment aft moving chap guardant Kevin Schade to number seven.

"It's an immense root of happiness for me, to beryllium capable to play for this nine successful nan Premier League."

Thiago won young subordinate of nan play successful nan Uefa Conference League past term.

He added: "I deliberation that passim my career, since I near Brazil, I deliberation that's what I was looking for - to summation bully energy, triumph titles, make a sanction for myself, make history."