Brentford have secured a club-record £30 million signing of striker Igor Thiago from Club Brugge.
The 23-year-old, Brentford’s first Brazilian player, joins the Premier League after agreeing to the move in February.
Thiago is anticipated to replace England international Ivan Toney, who is in the final year of his contract in west London and is considering a move to a larger club.
“I’m very happy to have signed for Brentford and to get to know the club,” Thiago said.
Brentford have given Thiago, who scored 18 goals in 34 Belgian league matches during Brugge’s title-winning campaign, the number nine shirt after moving fellow forward Kevin Schade to number seven.
“It’s an immense source of happiness for me, to be able to play for this club in the Premier League.”
Thiago won young player of the season in the Uefa Conference League last term.
He added: “I think that throughout my career, since I left Brazil, I think that’s what I was looking for – to gain good energy, win titles, make a name for myself, make history.”