Perhaps the most obvious choice on such a list, the sort of profile that Swansea’s Spanish maestro has attained in recent months certainly isn’t befitting of one who’s still half way through their debut season in this league.
Although with a superb 16 goals and counting so far this season, Michu has of course been impossible to ignore and few foreign imports have enjoyed a first term in English football quite as profitable as the ex-Oviedo man has.
He may not be much of a secret within this division as he was five months ago, but as surprises go, you won’t find many bigger this year.
