20 Most Important Players In The Premier League 2014/15

2. Ideye Brown

Alan Irvine has been given reasonable financial backing this transfer window, landing West Brom's record signings Ideye Brown from Dynamo Kyiv for around £10 million. While the new Baggies coach admitted that he hadn't seen the striker live in action before sealing the deal, plenty rests on the shoulders of the Nigerian should his new club want to distance themselves from the relegation zone in comfortable fashion. With the pace and power to break beyond the last man and get in behind defences, Ideye offers something different to West Brom's existing strikeforce, with Victor Anichebe not yet paying back his transfer fee and Saido Berahino not finding the consistency required to be fielded weekly in the Premier League. While the Nigeria international may have previously tested his mettle against the poorer defences of the Ukrainian top flight, the jump to the Premier League is one that Ideye needs to make at the age of 25. Fuelled by the support of his coach and the knowledge that his new employers value his services at such a high price, this could be his breakthrough season.