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Comparing Federico Chiesa’s stats to Liverpool’s forwards in 2020-21

It might be worth taking with a pinch of salt, but the Italian media have reported Liverpool have had a bid rejected for Italy star Federico Chiesa.

Regular watchers of Serie A will be aware of Chiesa’s considerable talent, and his bustling head-for-goal playing style, but it was at Euro 2020 where he caught the wider footballing world’s attention as one of the Azzurri’s standout players as they won the competition.

The 23-year-old only joined Juventus on a two-year loan (with an obligation to buy) last October, having left his boyhood club Fiorentina, but he’s already being linked with a move to the Premier League.

It was a season to forget for the Old Lady, as they failed to win the Scudetto for the first time in a decade and only just scraped Champions League qualification, but their new recruit caught the eye with some impressive performances.

Would Chiesa be an upgrade on Jurgen Klopp’s existing options in attack? Here’s how his Serie A output for Juventus last term compares to the corresponding Premier League data of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Diogo Jota and Xherdan Shaqiri.

Goals
Mohamed Salah – 22
Sadio Mane – 11
Roberto Firmino – 9
Diogo Jota – 9
Federico Chiesa – 8
Xherdan Shaqiri – 0

Assists
Federico Chiesa – 8
Sadio Mane – 7
Roberto Firmino – 7
Mohamed Salah – 5
Xherdan Shaqiri – 2
Diogo Jota – 0

Minutes per goal
Diogo Jota – 123.7
Mohamed Salah – 140.1
Sadio Mane – 255.7
Federico Chiesa – 278.3
Roberto Firmino – 316.9
Xherdan Shaqiri – N/A

Minutes per goal or assist
Mohamed Salah – 114.1
Diogo Jota – 123.7
Federico Chiesa – 139.1
Sadio Mane – 156.3
Roberto Firmino – 178.5
Xherdan Shaqiri – 276.5

Chances created per 90 minutes
Xherdan Shaqiri – 3.1
Sadio Mane – 2
Federico Chiesa – 1.8
Mohamed Salah – 1.7
Roberto Firmino – 1.4
Diogo Jota – 1

Successful dribbles per 90 minutes (success rate)
Sadio Mane – 2.6 (56.5%)
Roberto Firmino – 1.9 (73.1%)
Federico Chiesa – 1.9 (55.8%)
Diogo Jota – 1.7 (48.6%)
Mohamed Salah – 1.1 (44%)
Xherdan Shaqiri – 1 (66.7%)

Passes per 90 minutes (passing accuracy)
Xherdan Shaqiri – 64.9 (87.2%)
Roberto Firmino – 41.1 (80.7%)
Mohamed Salah – 36.9 (83.7%)
Diogo Jota – 34.4 (74.9%)
Sadio Mane – 32.3 (78.7%)
Federico Chiesa – 28 (80.4%)

Shots per 90 minutes (inside penalty area)
Mohamed Salah – 3.7 (2.9)
Diogo Jota – 3.7 (3)
Sadio Mane – 3 (2.6)
Roberto Firmino – 2.6 (2)
Federico Chiesa – 2.4 (1.6)
Xherdan Shaqiri – 1.8 (0.3)


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