#8 Dimitri Payet (Reader's rank: 8 | Sportskeeda's rank: 7)
When West Ham signed Dimitri Payet from Marseille, everyone knew they had managed to pull off a coup by signing a player of his calibre, but not even the most optimistic of West Ham fans would have imagined the impact he has had at the Hammers.
The Frenchman has put in some amazing displays for his club and country throughout the year and has often been the best player on the pitch for his team. The first true world class player to play for the Hammers since the departure of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano, Payet will be absolutely instrumental for West Ham this season.
His performances have drawn praise from all quarters and the Hammers’ manager, Slaven Bilic, showed just how impressed he was when he said:
"I have to get poetry lessons to describe his importance to us," said Croatian Bilic.
"I haven't seen better players than that. He is also doing the dirty work and on the ball he is up there with Luka Modric from the players I have trained so far, Dimitri is one of the best I have trained and every week I want these questions about him to continue, but it is hard to be surprised."