Rating the top 10 January 2018 transfers and their progress in one year

#9 Mario Gomez (Wolfsburg to Stuttgart)

Mario Gomez has been scoring for Stuttgart but seems like scoring would not be enough for them.

Mario Gomez was on top of the world when he was at Bayern Munich. Super Mario scored for fun when he played for the Bavarians.

Later on, he had an underwhelming spell at Fiorentina. He moved to Besiktas and then to Wolfsburg. But finally, he returned to his very home and the place where he started from, VfB Stuttgart. His transfer fee was just about £2.7 million.

Despite being 33 and the oldest forward in the Stuttgart roster, Gomez ended the season with eight goals. Although he joined in January, his goal tally was enough to make him the top-scorer of his team.

He also had more passes per game than all the other forwards including, Asano, Donis, and Ginczek.

Mario Gomez is still the leading goal-scorer for Stuttgart with five goals. As Stuttgart struggle at the 16th spot, Mario still has scored almost 35% of his team's goals.

As he is aging, Mario's career is almost in its twilight and he is playing the best he could for his first club.

Although he has scored, there has not been any major impact in the team's performance with his addition this season. Last season though, his goals played a major role in winning some games in March and April.

Rating: 6/10

Verdict: Super Mario can still score but he has not been able to lift his team this season. However, he made match-winning contributions last season. He tips Walcott because of adding more value to the team.