Keith Andrews' Brentford haven't had to focus on cups or Europe, just the Premier League so far – and it shows. A squad that had the heart ripped from it when losing Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo in the summer looks as good as ever. They might not be the best team in the league, but they are currently the best organised and sitting in seventh they are also the best value, in terms of money spent.
They have done incredible business sourcing strikers who can score regularly in the Premier League. Igor Thiago cost £30m and has scored 17 Premier League goals this season, phenomenal numbers from the 24-year-old – especially when you consider the staggering sums spent by other clubs on centre-forwards who have flopped at this level. You know who they are.
In recent years, Brentford bought Wissa, Mbeumo and Ivan Toney for less than £25m combined. They were sold on for £160m before add-ons, after providing a barrel load of goals. That's a £135m clear profit and you can add another £50m to that if and when they sell Igor Thiago.
How on earth is it so easy for them and so hard for almost everyone else in comparison to unearth these scorers?
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