Comparing Thiago Alcantara’s 2019-20 stats to Arsenal’s current CM options
According to the Mail on Sunday, Arsenal have contacted Bayern Munich to make an enquiry about Liverpool target Thiago Alcantara.
To see how Thiago would improve Mikel Arteta’s midfield, we’ve compared the Spain international’s 2019-20 stats to the corresponding Premier League figures of Arsenal’s current options in his position: Granit Xhaka, Dani Ceballos, Lucas Torreira, Matteo Geundouzi and Joe Willock.
Note: the stats relate to the respective league campaigns only, with cup and European competitions excluded.
Goals
Thiago Alcantara – 3
Granit Xhaka – 1
Lucas Torreira – 1
Joe Willock – 1
Matteo Guendouzi – 0
Dani Ceballos – 0
Assists
Dani Ceballos – 2
Granit Xhaka – 2
Lucas Torreira – 1
Joe Willock – 1
Matteo Guendouzi – 1
Thiago Alcantara – 0
Arsenal make enquiry over Bayern Munich star Thiago Alcantara but need them to lower £23m asking price for 29-year-old. [daily mail] #afc pic.twitter.com/iN2z7ZcSg1
— DailyAFC (@DailyAFC) August 22, 2020
Minutes per goal or assist
Joe Willock – 424.5
Thiago Alcantara – 590.7
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
Thiago Alcantara – 1.0
Lucas Torreira – 0.8
Matteo Guendouzi – 0.6
Granit Xhaka – 0.6
Successful dribbles per 90 (success rate)
Thiago Alcantara – 3.6 (85.7%)
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%)
Thiago Alcántara's performance yesterday.
Sold for some €25 million 🤦🏻♂️
— Barca Times Media 🎥 (@MediaBarcaTimes) August 15, 2020
Passing accuracy
Thiago Alcantara – 90.%
Matteo Guendouzi – 88.4%
Granit Xhaka – 88.1%
Dani Ceballos – 87.9%
Lucas Torreira – 87.8%
Joe Willock – 82.8%
Successful tackles per 90 minutes
Joe Willock – 2.7 (67.5%)
Dani Ceballos – 2.4 (51.1%)
Thiago Alcantara – 2.3 (67.6%)
Lucas Torreira – 1.8 (56.3%)
Granit Xhaka – 1.6 (61.5%)
Matteo Guendouzi – 1.6 (51.6%)
Interceptions per 90 minutes
Thiago Alcantara – 2.3
Lucas Torreira – 2.0
Dani Ceballos – 1.7
Matteo Guendouzi – 1.5
Granit Xhaka – 0.7
Joe Willock – 0.4
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