At the end of the 2024-25 campaign, it may have been hard to imagine that Brentford's record £30m signing would go on to be Brazil's number nine at the 2026 World Cup. Although Thiago arrived at the Gtech Stadium in fine form, having scored 18 goals in 34 Belgian league matches during Bruges' title-winning campaign, the Brazil forward was unable to replicate that in his debut Premier League season. Thiago has scored 41% of the Bees' Premier League goals this term (22 out of 54), currently the highest share by a player in a single campaign since Harry Kane in 2022-23 (43% for Spurs – 30 out of 70).
