Top 5 players from the English lower leagues that EPL teams could buy

1) Jordan Rhodes

When someone scores 36 goals in a season, next season in an higher league scores another 28 goals, he is certainly going to be a name that pops up at regular intervals in the transfer market. It holds true for Jordan Rhodes.

Name in native country:	Jordan Luke Rhodes
Date of birth:	05.02.1990
Place of birth:	Oldham
Age:	23
Height:	1,85
Nationality:	Scotland
Position:	Striker – Centre Forward
Foot:	right
Market value:	12.000.000 €
Player’s agent:	James Grant Sports Management

This talented Scottish striker first started to attract attention from Premier League clubs when he scored 40 goals in 45 games for League One side Huddersfield Town in 2011/12. But maybe a move to a Premier League club was a leap too big for him at that moment in time. So instead he jumped one level higher to the Championship and Blackburn Rovers for a fee of £8million – the highest transfer fee ever for a player outside of the top flight.

The striker adjusted very quickly to the raise in quality of football, scoring 28 goals in his first season with the club. He finished the second highest scorer in the Championship behind Glenn Murray of Crystal Palace. A full Scotland international for more than two and a half year there seems no doubt the striker will be able to seamlessly adjust to the level of football of the Premier League if any transfer was to materialize.

Newly promoted Hull City are understood to be closely considering a move. The offer of Premier League football and the presence of uncle Steve Agnew, the former Rovers midfielder, as assistant manager at the KC Stadium could prove a lure for Rhodes. Hull are not the only clubs interested in him as West Brom, Fulham, West Ham have all been linked with a move for the 23-year-old in recent weeks.