Jeremy Ménez was the odd man out at Paris Saint-Germain, but has had an excellent season for A.C. Milan.

Ménez's deployment as a false nine or Phantom Ménez on the opening day against highly fancied Lazio was interpreted at the time as a stop-gap. But he scored a debut goal and then scored twice against Parma with a brilliant back-heel.

Ménez has eight goals this season, only one goal short of Carlos Tevez at the top of the Capocannoniere (The Serie A Golden Boot) charts. Ménez is averaging one every 85 minutes and has a more impressive conversion rate. He has scored from 22 fewer shots.

"Enough of this story that Ménez is a false nine," Adriano Galliani insisted on Sky Italia. "He's a nine and that's it. Even at PSG he played as a center-forward with Ibra behind as a No.10."

Before entering negotiations with Ménez, Milan sought a reference from Carlo Ancelotti who was formerly his manager at PSG. An €8 million buy from Roma in 2011, he had represented value to PSG, contributing 19 goals and 28 assists in all competitions.

Ménez is a member of the much-hyped '87 generation with Karim Benzema, Samir Nasri and Hatem Ben Arfa, the one that won the Under-17 European Championship in 2004 and he's finally delivering upon his potential.