During Graham’s time at Liverpool, Brentford repeatedly signed players who scored highly on Liverpool’s data modelling. Centre-backs Pontus Jansson and Zanka, for example. Frank Onyeka was regarded by Liverpool as the best young midfielder in Denmark. Yoane Wissa, who has excelled for Brentford in recent seasons, also featured on Liverpool’s radar.

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I would like to express my immense gratitude to everyone associated with Ajax for giving me the opportunity to represent this incredible institution over the past few years,”