As a player once dubbed “the new Zlatan Ibrahimovic”, it was only right that Alexander Isak would turn to the Eredivisie for the opportunity to prove himself as a potential star.
The Swedish striker followed his enigmatic predecessor’s lead by moving to Netherlands as a 19-year-old and has made a spectacular impression with 13 goals from 14 appearances for Willem II. He only joined in January, but Isak needs just one more Eredivisie goal to match his countryman’s best tally in a full season in the Dutch top-flight.
Ibrahimovic spent three years with Ajax before going on to build on his success by winning titles at Inter, Barcelona, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain - as well as becoming his country’s all-time top scorer.