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Brentford are increasingly preparing for the possibility of losing Igor Thiago after the World Cup. Interest in the Brazilian striker continues to grow across Europe.<\/strong><\/p>\n The 23-year-old has enjoyed an outstanding season<\/strong> in England. He has scored 17 Premier League goals and more than 20 in all competitions.<\/p>\n His performances have transformed him into one of Brentford\u2019s most valuable assets. He is also one of the most talked-about Brazilian forwards currently playing in Europe.<\/p>\n Importantly for Brentford, there is also a growing feeling in Brazil that Igor Thiago has a genuine chance of making the national team squad<\/strong> for the World Cup.<\/p>\n He remains on Carlo Ancelotti\u2019s preliminary radar ahead of upcoming friendlies against France and Croatia. These games are viewed as key preparation matches before the tournament picture becomes clearer.<\/p>\n That international context is now becoming a major factor in the transfer market around him.<\/p>\n According to Brazilian outlet RTI Sport<\/strong>Brentford internally already accept that keeping Igor Thiago long-term may become extremely difficult after the World Cup.<\/p>\n Chelsea remain interested after making initial checks<\/strong> on the striker\u2019s situation, as previously reported in Brazil. However, they are no longer alone.<\/p>\n Now Atl\u00e9tico Madrid and Juventus have also made enquiries about the Brazilian, according to the same report. Each club appears to view him slightly differently.<\/p>\n Atl\u00e9tico Madrid reportedly appreciate his physical profile and aggressive style, seeing him as a possible addition to refresh Diego Simeone\u2019s attack. Juventus, meanwhile, are said to value the combination of youth, athleticism and room for development.<\/p>\n Chelsea\u2019s interest continues to revolve around their search for a more traditional centre-forward profile. The club are expected to assess several attacking options this summer.<\/p>\n Indeed, there are still questions around Nicolas Jackson, Liam Delap and the long-term structure of the frontline.<\/p>\n Brentford are fully aware of the growing interest and appear determined to maximise any future sale.<\/p>\n The Brazilian report state the Premier League side are demanding around \u00a377m (\u20ac90m) for the striker. That is significantly higher than the \u00a360m (\u20ac70m) figure previously mentioned in Brazilian reports. It underlines how quickly his valuation is rising.<\/p>\n The report also claims Brentford may prefer to wait until after the World Cup before seriously advancing negotiations.<\/p>\n From the club\u2019s perspective, a strong tournament with Brazil could push Igor Thiago\u2019s value even higher. At the same time, there is an awareness that delaying talks always carries some risk. This is especially true if concrete offers arrive earlier in the window.<\/p>\n For Igor Thiago himself, the next few months could define the trajectory of his career.<\/p>\n A year ago, many Brazilian supporters barely followed his progress<\/strong> in Europe. Now he is firmly in the Premier League spotlight. He is attracting interest from multiple Champions League-level clubs and is increasingly discussed as a possible Brazil squad option.<\/p>\n If he secures a place in Ancelotti\u2019s plans and carries his Brentford form into the international stage, the market around him could accelerate very quickly.<\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Brentford are increasingly preparing for the possibility of losing Igor Thiago after the World Cup….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Chelsea not alone in race<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Brentford eyeing major fee<\/strong><\/h3>\n
World Cup could change everything<\/strong><\/h3>\n