When Brentford’s co-director of football Phil Giles took a phone call from colleague Rasmus Ankerson who told him there was a problem with the Lasse Vibe deal, he wasn’t prepared for what came next.

“Lasse needs time off in October because he has to head to Copenhagen to defend his Masters thesis,” said the voice on the other end of the phone.

Vibe, who is studying for an MA in finance and accounting at Copenhagen Business School, may yet prove to be the embodiment of Brentford’s new philosophy of uncovering hidden talents.

The Danish international may have come to the Bees, having scored 31 goals in 56 appearances for IFK Gothenburg in the Swedish top flight.

But he is not expecting to lead the line for head coach Marinus Dijkhuizen this season.

That may change with striker Andre Gray seemingly certain to switch to join Hull City in a £9million joint-move with full back Moses Odubajo joining him in East Yorkshire.

Vibe has described himself as a fast, technical and creative player that is as happy to notch up assists as he is to score goals himself and is more likely to be deployed out wide this term in a 4-3-3 formation rather than through the middle.

As such, he has warned fans to expect the unexpected as he adapts to life in the Championship.

“You want to score goals and as soon as you do people expect more,” he said.

“That is the name of the game. I’ve been working with that my whole life.

“If people expect a right winger to score a hat-trick in his first league game, then that is what they will do.

“I’m just focusing on making my team look good and making my manager happy.

“If I’m the one scoring the goals and not making three assists then I’m happy with that also.

“I’m just always trying to do my best for the team.

“My scoring record in Gothenburg was because I got a free role playing as a striker.

“Now I am not playing as a striker, then I’m not expected to score 1.8 goals or nearly two goals every two games – not at all.”

Vibe’s father is an economist and problems with injuries as a young pro made the footballer decide to follow a similar path.

That will see him hand in his thesis next month to conclude his five-year Masters degree.

And if life at Brentford does not quite work out, then owner Matthew Benham may find a useful ally off the pitch based on the subject of his thesis.

“I’m doing a leverage buy out,” he added.

“It is a private equity fund buying a company and then selling it again.

“You own the company for a couple of years, pay down the debt and then sell it again.

“It is a Danish registered company.

“I turn it in in September and then go to Copenhagen to defend it in October, or do it over Skype or something like that.”

He joked: “Don’t think my degree played any role. I don’t think Matthew Benham knew about it before I was about to sign here.

“I’m not going to tell you what is in my contract.”

The 28-year-old is set to make his Football League debut for the Bees when Ipswich Town visit Griffin Park on Saturday.

He has quit Swedish football mid-season and should hit the ground running, although he has admitted adapting to the physical nature of the English game might be a challenge.

“I’ve been on the radar of a couple of Championship teams and I had been thinking about how that would be for my next move,” he added.

“It is difficult to move from Swedish football into leagues like the Premier League or the top leagues in Spain or Italy.

“I did not need much convincing to come to Brentford and the Championship. London is nice and English football is football to me.

“I’m not a physical player, so it will be exciting to see how that goes in the Championship. But other non-physical players – like Jota – have done well.

“One of my strengths is adapting to other players and giving them the best pass that suits their game.

“Winger is my strongest position and I can play on the left or the right and if we play 4-4-2 I play as a second striker.”