Despite his role in Chelsea’s Premier League championship last season, you always felt Diego Costa’s time at the club was limited. After all of the controversy surrounding both sides throughout the summer, Chelsea needed a replacement for their once formidable striker. In come Álvaro Morata. While he previously showed promise at Real Madrid, he had to prove himself to a different club and league. So far, he has done just that.
After 12 matchdays gone in the English Premier League, Morata leads the Most Valuable Offensive Players (MVOP) rankings. Let’s take a look at the chart below:
Chelsea’s Morata leads all players in the EPL with 8.