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Comparing Jorginho’s 2019-20 stats to Arsenal’s current midfielders

After struggling to sign Houssem Aouar and Thomas Partey this summer, Arsenal are reportedly looking to bring in Chelsea‘s Jorginho before the transfer deadline. 

According to Sky Sports, the Gunners could instead make a late bid to sign Chelsea’s Jorginho, who has already made three Premier League appearances for Frank Lampard’s Blues this season.

Here’s how his Premier League stats compared to Mikel Arteta’s options in 2019-20 – Lucas Torreira, Matteo Guendouzi, Granit Xhaka and Joe Willock.

Goals

Jorginho – 4 (*3 penalties)
Granit Xhaka – 1
Lucas Torreira – 1
Joe Willock – 1
Matteo Guendouzi – 0
Dani Ceballos – 0

Assists
Jorginho – 2
Dani Ceballos – 2
Granit Xhaka – 2
Lucas Torreira – 1
Joe Willock – 1
Matteo Guendouzi – 1

READ: Comparing Arsenal’s record with and without Dani Ceballos in 2019-20

Minutes per goal or assist
Jorginho – 397.3
Joe Willock – 424.5
Lucas Torreira – 755
Dani Ceballos – 849.5
Granit Xhaka – 863.7
Matteo Guendouzi – 1,748

Chances created per 90 minutes
Dani Ceballos – 1.5
Joe Willock – 1.3
Jorginho – 0.9
Lucas Torreira – 0.8
Matteo Guendouzi – 0.6
Granit Xhaka – 0.6

READ: Ranking every midfielder Arsenal have signed since Cesc Fabregas left

Successful dribbles per 90 (success rate)
Joe Willock – 2.2 (64.7%)
Dani Ceballos – 1.4 (73.7%)
Matteo Guendouzi – 1.2 (54.5%)
Lucas Torreira – 1.0 (71.4%)
Granit Xhaka – 0.9 (82.8%)
Jorginho – 0.5 (62.5%)

Passing accuracy
Jorginho – 88.4%
Matteo Guendouzi – 88.4%
Granit Xhaka – 88.1%
Dani Ceballos – 87.9%
Lucas Torreira – 87.8%
Joe Willock – 82.8%

READ: The 13 players Arsenal have signed on deadline day and how they fared

Successful tackles per 90 minutes
Joe Willock – 2.7 (67.5%)
Jorginho – 2.5 (54.3%)
Dani Ceballos – 2.4 (51.1%)
Lucas Torreira – 1.8 (56.3%)
Granit Xhaka – 1.6 (61.5%)
Matteo Guendouzi – 1.6 (51.6%)

Interceptions per 90 minutes
Jorginho – 2.4
Lucas Torreira – 2.0
Dani Ceballos – 1.7
Matteo Guendouzi – 1.5
Granit Xhaka – 0.7
Joe Willock – 0.4


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