Josip Drmic

                                                  

 Fact File:

Age: 21

Nation: Switzerland

Current Club: Nurnburg (29 apps, 16 goals)

Height: 6ft

The 21 year Swiss forward has burst onto the European scene this season after his terrific start to life at FC Nurnburg. He has been one of the most talked about youngsters in the top flight divisions and has already caught the eye of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. Although there are rumours that he is about join fellow Bundesliga Club Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Who is Josip Drmic?

Josip begin his career at FC Zurich II ( The B team of FC Zurich). In his first two season's he scored a staggering 26 goals in 26 appearances and was immediately promoted to the first team. The 2012/13 campaign was his best at the club where he ended the season with 19 goals in 39 matches. This caught the eye of many clubs and he was snapped up by FC Nurnburg on a four year deal and has made a superb start to his career at the top flight club.

Playing Style:

Josip has been predominately played as a centre forward but can also be played on the right-wing. With him being quite a pacey forward, he is always looking to break the line of defence and is very confident in finishing with either foot. His sublime ball control and great composure and in front of goal means he is very effective in playing as a lone centre forward. Despite his height a weakness of his game is his ariel ability. He hasn't scored many headed goals and has won just 31% of his ariel challenges.

Why you should you follow him:

After his interest from top clubs such as Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen, it's clear that Drmic could be heading to an elite club soon and we may even see him in the champions league. Even more so due to a clause in his contract. Despite his impressive amount of goals in the league this season (only Robert Lewandowski and Mario Mandzukic has scored more this season) his club still find themselves in a relegation battle and Josip can be bought for a bargain £4.5 million if the club does go down. He has also represented his country across all levels and is currently playing for the National squad, with Switzerland qualified for the world cup we may also see him playing amongst the worlds best in Brazil this summer.

Have a look at Drmic's goals on the video below