Rejections, depression & promise to his mum - Thiago's route to top
A young Igor Thiago could not have known he would one day break the record for the most goals by a Brazilian player in a Premier League season.
But the Brentford forward has always had one thing clear in his mind - nothing would stop him from becoming a professional footballer.
That is the promise he made to his mother Maria Diva when he was growing up in Cidade Ocidental, a small town in central Brazil.
He has never forgotten the day they went to a family meal where everyone was supposed to bring a dish.
