10 players across Europe who exceeded expectations this season

2) Dimitri Payet

Payet has been the star for West Ham this season

Sandwiched between two fearsome Foxes sits the Frenchman that has catalysed West Ham’s stellar season. Payet signed from Marseille for £10.75 million last summer, is the Hammers’ top scorer this term with nine goals to his name in the league, while the playmaker has also made eight assists.

His mentality matches his creativity, as underpinned by Payet’s manager, Slaven Bilic, who claims "when he makes a mistake - and I am talking about training here - he is crazy and angry at himself and that is what makes him a leader."

A deadeye from set-pieces, Payet is a born winner and his unrivalled balance and agility render him the idyllic figure to sit behind the striker at Upton Park.