Mykhailo Mudryk on path to becoming Chelsea's next star after nearly joining Brentford
During their days in the EFL Championship, Brentford were hailed as the kings of recruitment. The Bees' 'Moneyball' tag (which they detest to this day) was first bestowed upon them during their most recent spell in England's second tier. A graphic displaying their transfer business from the summer of 2019 - in which they signed current key players Bryan Mbeumo, Mathias Jensen, Christian Norgaard, Ethan Pinnock and Mads Roerslev as well as former stars David Raya and Pontus Jansson - went viral recently, demonstrating their proficiency at finding undervalued assets in the market. But since promotion to the Premier League and the riches that have arrived with it, Brentford haven't been as savvy with their signings. Their list of targets who got away is impressive, though - Brennan Johnson, Viktor Gyokeres, Vanderson and Johan Bakayoko have all come close to moves to the Gtech Community Stadium. One player that Brentford were desperate to bring in was a certain Mykhai...