Top 10 attackers from Europe's top leagues for 2016/17 season

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MADRID, SPAIN - DECEMBER 07: Ousmane Dembele of Borussia Dortmund reacts to missing a chance during the UEFA Champions League Group F match between Real Madrid CF and Borussia Dortmund at the Bernabeu on December 7, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images) — The French star is one to watch for the future

#7 Dries Mertens

EMPOLI, ITALY - MARCH 19: Dries Mertens of SSC Napoli celebrates after scoring a goal during the Serie A match between Empoli FC and SSC Napoli at Stadio Carlo Castellani on March 19, 2017 in Empoli, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images) — Mertens has done incredibly well as a striker

When Napoli sold top scorer Gonzalo Higuain to Juventus in the summer and replaced him with Polish striker Arkadiusz Milik, many expected the former Ajax striker to be an ideal replacement for Higuain, given his impressive goal scoring stats in Holland. However, when Milik suffered a serious injury early on in the season, Dries Mertens was given the task to score the goals for Napoli and he’s proven to be almost like a new signing.

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The Belgian forward had never truly found consistency in Naples but in this season, he has been on fire in the middle of a front three, scoring an outstanding 25 goals in 35 games, including multiple braces and hat tricks and one four-goal-haul in an incredible performance against Torino.

Not only has Mertens been on form goal scoring wise but also helped Napoli to become one of the best attacking sides to watch this season across the continent. The attacking style that manager Maurizio Sarri has implemented on the side also means that Mertens has picked 11 assists.

Edited by Staff Editor