up to those expectations – until now.

The Argentinian forward, now 23, is in the form of his career at Marseille, where he has been given a second chance having looked set to leave after loan spells at Genoa and Milan last season. In eight league appearances this season, he has scored four goals and laid on an assist from the left flank, averaging 2.8 shots and 2.3 dribbles per game, with a further goal and assist in his only Europa League start. Rating: 7.47, up 0.78 on last season.

Staying in Marseille, Ocampos’ team-mate and at times positional rival Clinton N’Jie is putting a dismal spell at Tottenham behind him. The 24-year-old returned to Marseille on loan last season and scored four times in 22 league appearances, doing justfour assists from the right flank, he will be hoping to force his way into Tite’s World Cup squad. He was in the Brazil team that lost the Under-20 World Cup final to Serbia in 2015; if his current form continues, he may have a chance to make amends for that defeat next summer. Rating: 7.76, up 0.86 on last season.

4) Ciro Immobile, Lazio

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Ciro Immobile has scored 14 goals so far this season – one every 70 minutes he’s on the pitch. Photograph: Carlo Hermann/AFP/Getty Images

Andrea Belotti scored 26 goals for Torino last season and was seen as the great Italian hope, leaving Ciro Immobile’s efforts somewhat overlooked. Immobile scored league 23 goals in his debut season for Lazio, which was one more than he