7 Standout Players In The Dutch Top Tier Who Premier League Clubs Should Be Looking At

Next in the series of 'who's on offer?' the Eredivisie. Again, for those of you that don't know it's the Dutch league. The Eredivisie is on the up in terms of interest and popularity which there are a number of reasons for. The first is that nine points separates the league leaders from 14th. The league is absolutely wide open this season, with seven or eight teams in the mix for the title. It's currently Vitesse who lead the pack on 24 points with AZ Alkmaar just a point behind. The second reason is that the Dutch league sees a lot of good football played with a lot of talent on show. This frequently leaves the audience wanting more. The final reason I'll provide today, although I could go on, is that the teams in the league often promote the use of young talents. Ajax are famous for it. Anyway, down to my list:

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5 Strikers West Ham Should Look To Sign In January

It's been well documented that West Ham are in desperate need of a good striker that will consistently find the net for them. It's not like the Hammers don't have strikers, they do, but the forwards they have are either injured or just simply not good enough to help them climb the table. With Andy Carroll suffering another injury setback within the last few days and Ricardo Vaz Te also on the injury list, the club's striking options have taken a massive hit as they now only have Mladen Petric, Carlton Cole and Modibo Maiga to choose from.

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