Brentford boss Thomas Frank accepts Bryan Mbeumo is set for bigger things.
The striker is being linked with Liverpool and Arsenal this month.
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Frank said: "I always admire Bryan's ambition; I'm privileged I was here when we signed him, and I was flying down to Troyes and had a meeting with him and his agent.
"He was a young boy, a young man, at 19, didn't really speak English, and now he's 25 and much more mature as a person and as a footballer.
"He's flying, and I think that development is fantastic. And his ambitions, I love it - you can't achieve anything without ambitions. So I understand him, and I think he's got the qualities to play at the highest level."