Why the SPFL’s Two Best Strikers Can Have a Big Impact in a Top 5 League Next Season

Since leaving Celtic for Lyon in the summer of 2018, Moussa Dembélé has thrived at the Groupama Stadium, scoring 42 goals, contributing 13 assists, and validating the £19 million that Lyon paid for him just two years ago. His form has sparked interest from some of Europe’s best teams, showing that the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) can produce top-tier attacking talent. 

Despite often being looked down upon by Premier League fans, the SPFL has exported plenty of excellent talents, with the likes of John McGinn, Virgil van Dijk and Andrew Robertson finding success abroad.

Scotland’s first division now boasts two exciting young strikers from different sides of the Old Firm derby, both of whom have excelled in domestic and international competitions: Celtic’s Odsonne Edouard and Rangers’s Alfredo Morelos.