Premier League: 5 Eredivisie Imports Set To Shine

Five standouts that you should be looking out for this season...

by Stephen Rivers

1. Oussama Assaidi €“ Heerenveen to Liverpool

If Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers€™ Swansea tenure is anything to go by he can€™t get enough of skilful wingers capable of ghosting past defenders, creating and scoring goals in the process. It shouldn€™t come as any surprise then that he signed 24-year-old Moroccan international Oussama Assaidi from Heerenveen. Ten goals in 27 Eredivisie appearances last season contributed to him being one of the league€™s most exciting performers in 2011-12. Assaidi€™s toughest task might be getting into the side in the first place, but once he does the rumoured transfer fee €“ around 1/10 what the club paid for Stewart Downing €“ should look like an absolute bargain.
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An obsessive football fan with mad love for Dutch "Voetbal", a Mixed-Martial-Arts keyboard warrior, and a recovering poker junkie all rolled into one. Stephen has written for Sabotage Times and A Different League among other sites. When not watching or writing about sport Stephen spends most of his time preparing for the impending Zombie Apocalypse.