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Hulk hits form as Bas Dost finishes on a high: How the Premier League's summer transfer targets fared last week

Hulk hits form as Bas Dost finishes on a high: How the Premier League's summer transfer targets fared last week

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Luuk de Jong also ended his campaign with a flourish in the Eredivisie, while Edinson Cavani struggled to ignite Napoli in their hunt for a Champions League place

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ANALYSIS
By Chris Davie

The season is already over for some players across the continent and what could be next in store for those who have enjoyed a solid campaign is an active transfer window.

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brings you both the best and the worst individual displays across Europe over the past week as we track those who could be moving to the Premier League this summer.

GOOD WEEK ...

Porto had already retained their Portuguese league crown by the time their penultimate game of the season against Sporting Lisbon came around but that didn't stop Hulk from grabbing the headlines once again.

The Brazilian was threatening throughout the fixture but it took until the 82nd minute for the forward to break Sporting's defence from the penalty spot.

Hulk saved his best until last however, as a storming run from the halfway line saw him power past two Sporting defenders before rounding Rui Patricio and slotting home.

The 25-year-old is likely to be one of Europe's hottest properties this summer despite possessing an £85 million release clause.

Chelsea are believed to be the Premier League front-runners for the Brazil international, however, Roman Abramovich could be fighting off interest from French club Paris Saint-Germain.

HULK
D.O.B: Jul 25, 1986
AGE: 25
CLUB STATS THIS SEASON
LIGA SAGRES APPEARANCES 25
EUROPEAN & CUP APPEARANCES 13
TOTAL APPEARANCES 38
TOTAL GOALS 21
INTERNATIONAL FILE
SENIOR DEBUT BRAZIL, 2009
SENIOR APPS 9
SENIOR GOALS
0
It was also a good week for Bas Dost, who netted in Heerenveen's 4-3 victory against Twente last Wednesday and took his tally to 38 for the season on Sunday as his side rounded off the season with a loss to Feyenoord. The 22-year-old ended his campaign as the Eredivisie's top scorer with 32 goals.

Luuk de Jong grabbed a double for Twente in their 4-3 loss against Heerenveen, while Newcastle United target Douglas also featured and scored in the defeat.

De Jong failed to find the net in his side's 4-2 defeat at Venlo on Sunday but the Liverpool target finished second in the Eredivisie's scoring charts, while his manager, Steve McClaren, claimed the forward is perfect for the Premier League.

Jan Vertonghen enjoyed a solid outing in Ajax's 2-0 victory at home to Venlo last Wednesday, while the Arsenal and Tottenham target got on the scoresheet in his side's 3-1 win at Vitesse on Sunday.

Olivier Giroud netted late on in Montpellier's 2-2 draw at home to Evian last Tuesday and was influential throughout. Defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa also featured and despite being at the heart of a defence which shipped two goals, the 22-year-old was impressive in the air and with his distribution.

Arsenal target Yann M'Vila was comfortably Rennes' best player in their 2-0 defeat at Bordeaux last Wednesday as he provided a strong presence in midfield.

Eden Hazard may not have got on the scoresheet in Lille's 1-0 victory over Nice but the forward was instrumental throughout the fixture.

Tottenham's January target Loic Remy netted the winner in Marseille's victory over Nancy.

Gaston Ramirez, who reportedly remains on Liverpool's radar, continued his excellent scoring form last Wednesday by netting the winner in Bologna's victory at Catania last Wednesday but missed his side's win against Napoli through suspension.

BAD WEEK ...

Out of position and off the pitch in the 72nd minute, Javi Martinez cut a frustrated figure against Real Madrid last Wednesday.

Martinez, who primarily operates as a defensive midfielder, has been used mainly at centre-back by Athletic Bilbao coach Marcelo Bielsa this season, but the 23-year-old looked out of his comfort zone against Jose Mourinho's charges from the start after giving away a penalty in the 11th minute.

The Spain international continued to struggle with the pace of Cristiano Ronaldo and saw red 18 minutes from time for a second handball.

Martinez continued his spat with Ronaldo and the pair had a heated exchange after Real Madrid's 3-0 victory.

Arsenal are believed to be in the hunt to sign Martinez as he appears to be a cheaper option than Rennes' defensive midfielder M'Vila.

JAVI MARTINEZ
D.O.B: Sep 2, 1988
AGE: 23
CLUB STATS THIS SEASON
LA LIGA APPEARANCES 30
EUROPEAN & CUP APPEARANCES 21
TOTAL APPEARANCES 51
TOTAL GOALS 4
INTERNATIONAL FILE
SENIOR DEBUT SPAIN, 2010
SENIOR APPS 7
SENIOR GOALS
0
It was also a bad week for Edinson Cavani, who, despite scoring a penalty in Napoli's 2-0 win against Palermo last Tuesday, struggled to make an impact in his side's 2-0 defeat at Bologna on Sunday.

Shinji Kagawa failed to make an impression in Dortmund's final game of the season against Freiburg. The Japan international failed to ignite his side in the final third and was substituted for Ivan Perisic after 65 minutes.

Lukas Podolski played his final match for Koln who suffered a 4-1 defeat at home to Bayern Munich and were subsequently relegated from the Bundesliga. The Arsenal-bound striker had missed a few days of training because of illness prior to the match and an assist for Milivoje Novakovic's goal was his only highlight in the loss.

SURPRISE PACKAGE ...

Dortmund ended their Bundesliga-winning campaign with a 4-0 victory over Freiburg and Robert Lewandowski was on form once again as he bagged a double in the convincing win.

The forward's first strike oozed composure as he plucked Neven Subotic's raking 45-yard pass from the air and went on to escape Freiburg defender Mensur Mujdza before rounding Daniel Batz and slotting into an empty net.

Lewandowski's second came seven minutes later as he held this ground in the box and pounced on Lukasz Piszczek's parried shot to take his tally to 27 for the season and ended third in the Bundesliga top-scorer chart behind Mario Gomez and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI
D.O.B: Aug 21, 1988
AGE: 23
CLUB STATS THIS SEASON
BUNDESLIGA APPEARANCES 34
EUROPEAN & CUP APPEARANCES 12
TOTAL APPEARANCES
46
TOTAL GOALS 27
INTERNATIONAL FILE
SENIOR DEBUT POLAND, 2008
SENIOR APPS 40
SENIOR GOALS
18
Last month, Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp hit out at Bayern Munich's reported interest in Lewandowski, who had snubbed an offer from the Bundesliga champions to extend his contract beyond 2014.

"Who do they think we are? He is not available," said Klopp. "Do Bayern think that they can just come along and ask if 'Lewi' would like to play for them when Mario Gomez can't for some reason? That's a load of rubbish and can be ruled out."

The Poland international has been in fine form for Dortmund this term and the 23-year-old's rounded ability would sit well in side who could struggle for goals in the Premier League next season.

Lewandowski, however, recently drew criticism from Dortmund team-mate Kagawa, who blasted the striker for his single-minded mentality in front of goal.

"Lewandowski's game is purely focused on trying to score himself, rather than playing together with his team-mates," Kagawa told Nikkei.

"He never looks around him for players who are in a better position than him. That's why I hardly get the ball from him. There's nothing you can do about that, though. That's simply the type of player he is."

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