In any team that wants to be successful in the footballing world, a goal scorer is essential.

It’s this fact that sees the cost of attacking players rising and rising, but what if I told you that you could sign a fairly prolific goal scorer who chips in with his fair share of assists too? Your answer would be, ‘how much?’ In the case of Teemu Pukki, the answer is nothing.

The Finn had mixed spells across Europe for clubs such as Sevilla, Schalke and Celtic where he never set the world alight, although it was a four-year spell back in Scandinavia with Brondby that saw the best come from the Finnish international, scoring 55 goals in 130 games. Despite this being the best spell of his career, he was released after failing to agree on a new contract.

Pukki was then snapped up by Norwich boss Daniel Farke, never prolific but reliable, Pukki probably wasn’t expected to set the Championship alight like he has this season having already beaten his record for goals in a season.

Following a masterstroke by Daniel Farke, the switch from inside forward to out-and-out striker seems to have released a different side to the hard-working Finn and has seen him terrorise Championship defences when running in behind.

It’s this hard work and speed that has seen Pukki fire Norwich to the summit of the Championship and himself to the top of the scorer’s charts. Not a solo act, however, Pukki has also been creating chances for his team with 6 assists seeing him joint 7th in the charts.

Its been a few years since we have seen a Finnish player in the Premier League and if Teemu Pukki keeps up this goalscoring form, it won’t be long before we see Daniel Farke’s Norwich City return to the big time with the 28-year-old at the forefront of their success.