Club Brugge has sold Igor Thiago to Brentford FC for 37 million euros. The record transfer is another feather in the cap of Vincent Mannaert and Dévy Rigaux. But how did that transfer ultimately come about?
Brentford FC obviously already had the 37 million euros ready. The Bees After all, they were planning to put those money on the table for Antonio Nusa. The transfer of the Norwegian winger may have been cancelled, but the negotiations in recent months created a bond between Club Brugge and the English.
We don’t have to draw a picture: during such a round of negotiations, the conversations sometimes wander towards other topics. But of course football-related matters are also discussed during the accompanying dinners.
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In one of those conversations between Vincent Mannaert, Dévy Rigaux and the English, Ivan Toney was mentioned. The attacker has just returned from a months-long suspension following a gambling scandal, but that does not mean that interest has subsided. “He may leave for Arsenal FC, Chelsea FC or Tottenham Hotspur this summer,” says one of the Englishmen.
How did Igor Thiago’s transfer to Brentford FC come about?
And that sentence stuck with Mannaert and Rigaux. The last news knows that the blue-black directors acted proactively and proposed Igor Thiago as an alternative. The price tag for a 22-year-old attacker on the door of The Divine Canaries Correct? At least the same amount as that for Antonio Nusa. And that transfer order to West Flanders was already ready…
2024-02-19 19:00:00
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