Race for the European Golden Shoe - January 2019 watch

#3 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

League - England's Premier League

Goals - 14 (28 points)

Establishing himself as an elite striker with his performances for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang finished as the Bundesliga top scorer in 2017 with 31 goals from 32 matches ahead of Robert Lewandowski.

He fell out with the BVB board and was agitating for a move away from Germany, pleading for one of Europe's big sides to come and take him away.

It, therefore, came as a surprise when none of the established European clubs sought his services, especially when most of them, including Chelsea and Manchester United, had problems in the striking department.

As it happened, Arsene Wenger was the one with the foresight to bring the 29-year-old to the EPL, splashing a club record fee to sign him on transfer deadline day in January 2018.

To say that Aubameyang has repaid the investment would be a massive understatement, as he has scored 24 goals in just 34 EPL matches.

This season, Aubameyang has been exquisite, sitting joint-top of the Premier League scorers chart with 14 goals (which is no mean feat when you consider the quality of attackers on display in the league). And in Arsenal's quest to reclaim a top-four spot, the Gabonese's goals would be crucial.