Blow for Bees as Thiago faces lengthy spell out

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Brentford new signing Igor Thiago has been ruled out until the end of the year with a knee injury.

The striker arrived in west London last month, having been signed from Club Bruge for a club-record fee of £30m.

He scored twice on his Bees debut, against AFC Wimbledon, but picked up a meniscus injury and faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after undergoing an operation.

Brentford said the surgery was “successful” and that 23-year-old would “begin a period of recovery and rehabilitation and is expected to return towards the end of the year”.

Thiago was widely regarded as a replacement for Ivan Toney, with the England international expected to move this summer.