Comparing Manuel Locatelli’s 2020-21 stats to Arsenal’s current midfielders
After a difficult 2020-21, Arsenal are looking to fix their squad and are reportedly trying to sign Sassuolo midfielder Manuel Locatelli.
According to several reports in Italy, Arsenal have placed an official €40million bid for Locatelli, who is also attracting interest from Juventus.
We’ve compared Locatelli’s 2020-21 stats in Serie A to the corresponding Premier League figures from Arsenal’s current options in the centre of midfield. Note: we’ve only used Joe Willock’s stats from his loan spell at Newcastle United.
Goals
Joe Willock – 8
Manuel Locatelli – 4
Mohamed Elneny – 1
Granit Xhaka – 1
Dani Ceballos – 0
Thomas Partey – 0
Assists
Manuel Locatelli – 2
Granit Xhaka – 2
Thomas Partey – 2
Mohamed Elneny – 0
Joe Willock – 0
Minutes per goal or assist
Joe Willock – 122.5
Manuel Locatelli – 481
Granit Xhaka – 683.6
Thomas Partey – 722
Mohamed Elneny – 1454
Manuel Locatelli fires Sassuolo in front with a driven finish from the edge of the box! 💥
A great start for the Neroverdi 🟢⚫ pic.twitter.com/0Aq54wSTdM
— Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) March 13, 2021
Chances created per 90 minutes
Manuel Locatelli – 1.2
Joe Willock – 0.7
Granit Xhaka – 0.7
Thomas Partey – 0.6
Mohamed Elneny – 0.2
Successful dribbles per 90 minutes (success rate)
Joe Willock – 2.0 (54%)
Thomas Partey – 1.6 (80%)
Manuel Locatelli – 0.8 (72.7%)
Granit Xhaka – 0.4 (66%)
Mohamed Elneny – 0.2 (50%)
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Passes per 90 minutes (passing accuracy)
Manuel Locatelli – 85.7 (88.3%)
Granit Xhaka – 74.6 (89.5%)
Thomas Partey – 64.2 (87.4%)
Mohamed Elneny – 58.8 (93%)
Joe Willock – 20.8 (77.1%)
Successful tackles per 90 minutes
Manuel Locatelli – 2.5
Joe Willock – 2.4
Thomas Partey – 2.2
Granit Xhaka – 1.6
Mohamed Elneny – 0.7
Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey with a crunching tackle on strength & conditioning coach Sam Wilson in training. #afc
No one is safe 😂😂 @Thomaspartey22 @Sam_Wilson2 pic.twitter.com/nDcfm1ElwB
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) May 22, 2021
Interceptions per 90 minutes
Joe Willock – 1.6
Manuel Locatelli – 1.6
Mohamed Elneny – 1.4
Thomas Partey – 1.3
Granit Xhaka – 0.9
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