The race for the European Golden Shoe - December 2018 watch

#10 Paco Alcacer (Borussia Dortmund)

League - Germany Bundesliga

League coefficient - (x2)

10 goals (20 points)

Paco Alcacer

Unarguably one of the best loan signings of the season. Alcacer has been nothing short of spectacular since his loan transfer from Barcelona, and having struggled to nail down a regular spot at Camp Nou for two seasons, the 25-year-old has become the darling of the Wesfallenstadion.

He has scored 10 league goals in just 281 minutes played (at an astonishing ratio of 28 minutes/goal) to keep Dortmund top of the standings, and it came as no surprise when the club activated its option of making the two-year loan deal permanent barely four months into the contract.

#9 Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo)

League - Spain La Liga

League coefficient - (x2)

10 goals (20 points)

Iago Aspas

Looking nothing like the player who struggled at Liverpool, Iago Aspas has become reborn since returning to the Balaidos fotr Celta Vigo.

He has been constantly in among the goals since his return to La Liga (albeit some way off behind Ronaldo and Messi), and Celta have benefited immensely from his productivity.

His impressive form for La Celeste saw him rewarded with a debut international capo for Spain in 2016, and since then he has become established in La Furia Roja, making their 23-man squad to the World Cup in Russia.

Aspas scored 22 goals in 34 La Liga matches last season to help Celta book a Europa spot, but he seems intent to take it a notch higher this term, having netted ten times in just 14 matches.