The son of former Super Eagles defender, Furo Iyenemi, will soon make his mark in the Premier League.
Brentford sports director Phil Giles has revealed the career plan they have for young striker Kaye Furo, who has joined the Premier League club from Belgian team Club Brugge.
He said: “Since last summer, we only really had Igor Thiago who could play as a no.9 – of course, other players could fill in – but there was a clear need to not only think about today in how we back up Igor, but also come up with a succession plan, what does the long term look like?
“We’ve got a decent track record of strikers coming in, making an impact, and then leaving eventually; we needed that long-term plan. We had room for a good, young striker – and Kaye Furo fit the bill.
“He was available due to his contract situation at Club Brugge, who were reluctant to let him leave because he’s a very, very good young player. Also, from a physical point of view, he’s a big lad, he’s tall, he’s quick, he has good movement, and good work rate. They’re all the attributes we look at for a striker, and to play in the Premier League.
“We’re very excited about him, and we think he can make an impact long term and short term.”
He added: “The plan is for him to be involved in the squad to begin with, then he’ll get some minutes and integrate into the team.
“It’s about learning how we play, how we play off the ball, where he needs to be, his pressing, and then working on his individual attributes, his technical play, his hold-up play. And then, physically, he has a good frame, which is a good starting point, but he needs to keep developing to compete in the Premier League.
“Who knows how quickly it will take him to get to that point – it could be next week, or it could take a bit longer. But we’re committed to him, so we’ll work with him.”
