Two English giants dream of Igor Thiago and Brentford sets price

According to information from ESPNthe 24-year-old player’s current club, which is fighting for a place in coach Carlo Ancelotti’s final squad for the 2026 World Cup, has already informed Chelsea of ​​the value of a possible negotiation: 90 million euros, around R$523 million.

Furthermore, the blue club from London is not the only one interested in Igor Thiago. Manchester United, currently 3rd in the Premier League, would also be keeping an eye on the Brazilian. The team led temporarily by Michael Carrick wants to reinforce the squad to compete in the next Champions League.

Outside of England, clubs such as Atlético de Madrid-ESP and Juventus-ITA also monitor the athlete’s situation, but they are cautious. Igor Thiago has a contract with Brentford until 2031, which guarantees the club peace of mind to negotiate the athlete without rushing.

Igor Thiago was rejected at Athletico

Igor Thiago has become one of the sensations of this season’s Premier League and is tipped to play 2026 World Cup for the Brazilian team. However, the athlete’s career was difficult. Still in the youth categories, he was rejected by Athletico on two different occasions.

With Furacão’s refusal, the attacker ended up at the modest Verê, in the third division of Paraná. There, in the small town of seven thousand inhabitants, the goalscorer’s potential was identified. Quickly, his prominence at the country club caught the attention of Cruzeiro, who signed him for the under-20 team in 2019.

In 2020, the player was already part of Raposa’s main squad, scoring three goals in 27 matches that season. In 2021, there were four more goals in 29 games. The start of 2022 promised to be the player’s best for the Minas Gerais team, but after three goals in eight matches, he was signed by Ludogoretz, from Bulgaria.

From then on, the rise was meteoric. In the following season, already wearing the shirt of Club Brugge, from Belgium, he scored 29 goals and six assists before catching the attention of Brentford, who paid around 30 million euros to take him to England.