10 players who have had their breakthrough season in 2015/16

#1 Dele Alli - Tottenham Hotspur

Dele Alli has been the star performer for Tottenham this season

Dele Alli‘s rise to fame is similar to that of fairytales. A youth prospect at his former club MK Dons he made his debut aged only 16. The midfielder was part of the team that famously thrashed Manchester United 4-0 last season.

Since then several scouts from big clubs tracked his progress but Tottenham Hotspur beat their competitors to his signature in January of 2015. That itself was a big thing for a youngster like Alli but he has surprised everyone by cementing a first team position this season under Mauricio Pocchetino.

He has already received an England call-up aged 19! Alli has played a crucial role in Tottenham’s title charge this season. In 29 appearances in the league, he’s scored 7 goals and assisted a further 9.

He is also one of the players who has clocked a lot of minutes, playing in almost all of Spurs’ games in various competitions. If Tottenham do win the league this season it will be thanks in no small part to this young man’s heroics.