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Thiago signs new long-term deal - and is named Premier League POTM

[Brentford]

Top scorer Igor Thiago has signed a contract extension that will see him stay at Brentford until 2031, with an option of a further year.

The 24-year-old Brazil forward is the second top scorer in the Premier League this season with 17 goals in 26 games - to help the west London club climb to seventh in the table.

He joined Brentford in 2024 but his first season was disrupted by injury.

"In the beginning, when I first came, I had the injury. The staff and the people around the training ground were helping me and supporting me", Thaigo said.

"When the fans support me, and I see them singing my name and singing my song, it gives me more power. I'm really happy for all of the love they have given to me. It means so much."

"It's brilliant that Thiago has committed his long-term future to the club," said head coach Keith Andrews.

"The connection that he has with his team-mates, the staff and the fans, as well as how much the club means to him and he means to us, is pretty evident for everybody to see.

"He's been a massive player for us, so it's a contract he thoroughly deserves and I'm really happy that the club have been able to get it done."

It is a day of double celebration for the striker, who has also been named the Premier League's Player of the Month for January, after scoring five goals in five games including a hat-trick against Everton.

It is the second time he has won the award this season after also being the November recipient.

"It's an amazing feeling," Thiago said.

"I've asked people at the club how many Brentford players have won this, and they told me that nobody had received this trophy before me. So I'm really happy to have won it two times now and I look forward to, hopefully, winning more!

"I also want to thank all of the staff and all of the players for their support and for helping me on the pitch."

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