This time last year Dejan Kulusevski was making the Premier League sit up and take notice after helping transform Antonio Conte's Spurs side following his January switch from Juventus. Departing Turin for Tottenham along with teammate Rodrigo Bentancur, the pair played pivotal roles in helping the Lilywhites put their inconsistency woes behind them to secure a Champions League berth on the final day of the campaign.
Always a tough ask for foreign players to come to the Premier League and hit the ground running, Kulusevski made his mark in England in this third Spurs league game with a goal and an assist in their shock 3-2 win over Man City. There was no looking back from that moment for the Swede.
Kulusevski's play in the final third proved vital in the run-in, contributing five goals and eight assists in 18 Premier League games. Forming a fearsome front three with Harry Kane and Son Heung-min to leave their opponents petrified, the 22-year-old also clicked with Matt Doherty down the right flank in next to no time and become a key cog in Conte's Tottenham team.
