7. Arouna Kone (Levante to Wigan Athletic £2.5m)
Without the Ivory Coast international in their side it’s fair to say that Wigan Athletic would already be relegated, such has been his effectiveness up front for the Latics.
The former Levante man is full of running and invention and his 11 goals and five assists have been crucial to Roberto Martinez’s attempts to pull off yet another great escape.
If you factor in his push to help Wigan Athletic to the FA Cup Final then you can see just how great the £2.5m investment has proven to be.
If Wigan Athletic stay up then that outlay could well turn out to be the best investment Dave Whelan has made as owner of the Grater Manchester club.