Breakout stars come in many forms with summer signings, promoted players and academy graduates all featuring here.
The Football League is the honing ground for tomorrow’s Premier League stars. And all five of these players *should* eventually become regulars in the top flight…
Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United)
The Bosnian international was earmarked as a potential signing for the Blades in January and his summer arrival has been more than worth the wait.
Paul Heckingbottom will be delighted that they were able to snap him up before their rivals caught wind of just how talented Ahmedhodzic is.
The £4m man fits into Sheffield United’s favoured 3-5-2 formation like a glove, with him slotting in effortlessly as a right-sided centre-back.
Ahmedhodzic is made to play the system Chris Wilder previously adopted at Bramall Lane.
Heckingbottom has continued to use it and credit should go to the club’s scouting system for finding a gem in Ahmedhodzic.
His marauding runs up the pitch, plus his goalscoring (three goals in six), have caught the eye in recent weeks. He looks to be a snip.
Aged 23, the grounds are also there for him to improve in the next couple of years.
Just like with Sander Berge, Sheffield United are well-positioned to earn a big profit on Ahmedhodzic down the line, though they won’t want to consider cashing in on their new toy just yet.
Oscar Estupinan (Hull City)
Ahmedhodzic has a strong argument to be the Championship’s signing of the summer, but Estupinan would argue otherwise.
Hull City have flaunted their new wealth this summer and the striker has been the pick of their 12 summer signings.
The 25-year-old has been a revelation in the second tier. The Tigers did well to get him after he scored 15 goals in the Primeira Liga for Vitoria de Guimaraes last season before his contract expired in the summer.
An underrated skill as a striker is scoring tap-ins. Estupinan has already mastered that art and he has seven goals in seven Championship games so far.
Two braces (against Norwich City and West Brom) and a hat-trick in a 3-2 win over Coventry City make for a dream start to life in England.
Even with Keane Lewis-Potter heading to Brentford, Hull have a much stronger squad at their disposal than the one that finished 19th last term.
Currently in and around the play-off places, optimism is growing that an unexpected promotion push could be on the cards at the MKM Stadium.
Should Estupinan maintain his scoring touch, you feel…
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