The 23 - year - old certainly leads by example on the field, having bagged 24 goals in 28
appearances for his club side this term, and his responsibility for his national side may well be about to increase considerably.
Although he made just eleven
appearances for his club side in the 2015/16 season, he was part of the squad that won the Russian Premier League title and reached the Russian Cup Final.
Not exact matches
The talented 19 - year - old has not yet become a full first - team regular
for the Magpies, though he did make six
appearances for the senior
side last season, scoring two goals to attract some interest from bigger
clubs.
Perez, who joined the north London
club for # 17M last summer as per the Independent, scored once in 11 league
appearances for Arsene Wenger's
side last season as the Gunners missed out on Champions League football
for the first time under Wenger.
Pedro has frequently played second fiddle at Barcelona but has still racked up 98 goals in just over 300
appearances for the Catalan
side and has helped Barcelona to a host of honours during his time at the
club.
The 20 year - old only hit the first team last season but has already made 13
appearances for his
club, after playing 18 times in the whole of last season, and has already played
for the Turkey national
side four times.
The youngster has reportedly very impressive
for his
club, and he must be doing something right as he has already made one subs
appearance for the Argentina senior
side, despite his tender age.
Ruddy signed
for Everton in 2005 from Cambridge United, but he made just one
appearance in five seasons with the Merseyside
club and was loaned out to a number of
sides including Stockport, Crewe and Motherwell.
Shaw, who was made the world's most expensive full - back in the world when United signed him from Southampton in 2014, has managed to make just 48
appearances for Mourinho's
side during his time at the
club due a number of issues with injuries and his fitness as reported by Sky Sports, with the most serious of those being the double leg - break he suffered against during the 2015/16 season.
The former Marseille man has scored 10 goals in 16
appearances for Alan Pardew's Newcastle United
side, helping them to six spot, and the North - East
club are known to also be keen on signing the forward on a permanent basis.
Championship
side Blackburn Rovers are reportedly ready to offer a player - coach role to their former keeper who spent eight years at the
club prior to his move to Aston Villa having amassed a total of 356
appearances for the Lancashire
club.
And now in light of interest in the player from the Rossoneri, Liverpool head coach Brendan Rodgers may have to move quickly if he still wishes to land Eriksen, who has been with the Dutch
side for his whole career to date, netting 30 goals in total in his 156
appearances for Ajax since making his debut
for the
club in January 2010.
During his time with the
club, the 25 - year - old has managed to make a total of 230
appearances for Zinedine Zidane's
side, scoring 40 and assisting 52 in that time.
As per the Express, Hazard, who has bagged 72 goals in 249
appearances in all competition
for the west London
club, is a target
for European champions Real Madrid, with the Spanish
side's president Florentino Perez reportedly already eyeing moves
for next year after failing to land a «Galactico» signing this summer.
During his second spell with the
club, the Brazilian international has made 51
appearances for Conte's
side, scoring three goals.
Sanogo, 21, only has one goal
for the
club in 19 first - team
appearances, and may now get the chance to develop his game elsewhere after a slow start to life in Arsene Wenger's
side.
Despite only one La Liga
appearance for Barcelona's senior
side, young midfielder Oriol Romeu makes this list, though he largely flopped
for both
clubs.
The home
side opened the scoring through Spaniard Fernando Llorente, as the forward's class first touch allowed him to bag his first goal
for the
club on his 17th
appearance.
Cech is closing in on 300
appearances for the west London
side and you could probably count the errors he has made on the fingers on two hands and it seems highly unlikely that he would sold and at 28 year he still has a great deal to offer the Blues so regardless of how impressive his potential Chelsea replacements are, I think it is safe to assume the former Rennes and Sparta Prague man will be around at the
club for some time to come.
The Barca legend has been with the
club for over two decades, making 662
appearances for the senior
side and winning countless trophies, including eight La Liga titles and four Champions League trophies.
Ghanian youngster Richmond Boakye was snapped up by Juventus last summer, and although he is yet to make an
appearance for the
club, he has impressed in loan spells with Sassuolo and now Spanish
side Elche.
Since coming through the
club's youth academy, the Englishman has been able to make a total of 189
appearances for Arsene Wenger's
side, scoring 14 and assisting 28 in the process.
As reported by the Telegraph, a deal between the two
clubs for Iheanacho, who scored four and assisted three in 20 league
appearances last season, had been agreed almost four weeks ago, with the forward also agreeing terms with the midlands
side, however the deal was held up due to a disagreement over image rights with the player's former agent.
Traore, who signed
for Boro from current Championship
side Aston Villa last summer, made 31
appearances for the
club last season as Garry Monk's
side were relegated from the Premier League.
Uth joined Hoffenheim in 2015
for $ 3m from Dutch
side Heerenveen and has gone on to make over 50
appearances for the
club.
Since joining former
club Real Madrid in the 2006/07 season, the Argentine has hit double figures in seven out of his nine seasons in Europe including 50 in 96
appearances for current
side Napoli, a ratio of more than one every two games.
The 22 - year - old left his boyhood
club in 2011 to join the Gunners, and he has since gone on to make almost 100 league
appearances for Arsene Wenger's
side to establish himself as one of the top right - backs in the Premier League.
The 26 - year - old scored 34 goals in 43
appearances for the
club, and looks like another great piece of business by the Portuguese
side, who have a recent habit of finding talent before selling it on
for big money.
The Colombian has an excellent record of 34 goals in 40
appearances in all competitions this season
for the Spanish
side and is unlikely to remain
for much longer at the Estadio Vicente Calderon, after attracting interest from the world's richest
clubs, such as Chelsea, Manchester City, Real Madrid, PSG and Monaco.
Motta moved to PSG from Inter Milan in 2012 and has helped the
club to back - to - back Ligue 1 titles and has made 116
appearances for the big - spending
side.
Louis van Gaal opted to send winger Nani back to his former
club Sporting Lisbon and the excellent form he has shown
for the Primeira Liga
side, six goals in 13
appearances, could be key to a potential swap deal.
There's no doubt about Vidal's contribution to a fourth consecutive Italian league title win
for Juve, with an impressive tally of eight goals and four assists in all competitions also playing a major role in guiding Massimiliano Allegri's
side to the final of the Champions League, where he could make his final
appearance for the
club against Barcelona.
Martinez, who made 34
appearances in the league last season
for Sociedad, signed a new contract with the
club in April last year, with the La Liga
side unwilling to raise his # 26M release clause, as per the Sun.
And the 6ft 2in tall hit man has been grabbing the headlines in the Netherlands as he has notched up 28 goals in 50
appearances for the
club and has even appeared
for the Polish national
side at under - 20 level.
Giroud's form
for club side Arsenal isn't much better, the 28 - year - old having netted just once in his last 11 Premier League
appearances.
Since joining the
club in 2014, 19 - year - old Hamilton has 36
appearances for the Premier League
side at youth level, however the Scot is yet to make his debut
for United's first team.
Howe is understood to see Roberts, who has only made three
appearances for his new
club since moving to the Etihad Stadium, as an ideal solution to his
side's lack of a genuine playmaker in the heart of the park.
Equally adept on either
side as a full - back, or as a midfielder, Layun made four
appearances for his country at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and won the league title with
Club America.
Ozil was part of the Bundesliga
side academy as a youth player and registered 39
appearances for the
club before leaving
for Werder Bremen.
Kante, who is under contract at the King Power until June 2019 — has scored one goal and provided four assists in 39
appearances in all competitions
for Claudio Ranieri's
side this term, attracting interest from the Premier League's heavyweights and Europe's top
clubs.
The youngster has made frequent
appearances for his current
clubs U-18
side and has turned a lot of heads.
Vann signed a professional contract last summer following 40
appearances for the
club's u21 and u18
sides in the 2015/16 season.
Now out on - loan with Brighton and Hove Albion in the Championship, his lack of first - team
appearances in the first half of the season
for a United
side low on shots, goals and chances suggests that the
club's current manager may not rate the other attributes of the rapid - sprinting finisher as highly as supporters.
It is the second time the 20 year old will be playing in the Cup this season
for the high flying Turkish
side, but he is still waiting
for his first league
appearance after 18 months at the
club.
He has broken the
appearances record
for both
club and country, has been a steadying influence in the dressing room, and is one of the few players left from the World Cup winning 2006
side.
Following his transfer to Burnley in 2016, Steven Defour has made 26
appearances for the
Club having initially signed from Belgian
side, Anderlecht.
The 23 - year - old, who has been sensational
for Dieter Hecking's
side this season, has helped the
club to secure second spot in the Bundesliga after scoring 10 goals in 30
appearances.
Just the five goals in 29
appearances for Pierre - Alain Frau but his contribution still helped the
side greatly and he went on to score 29 times overall before leaving the
club in after the title - winning year.
During two years at Madrid, the Norway international played mostly
for the
club's Castilla youth
side, making only one substitute
appearance in La Liga and gaining a sole Copa del Rey start.
The final change saw Jonathan Hogg skipper the
side whilst anchoring the midfield ahead of Danny Williams; «Hoggy» would receive a welcome reception at Vicarage Road in light of making 78
appearances for the
Club between 2011 and 2013.