Nelson Semedo is on his way to Wolverhampton, according to multiple sources. Norwich's Max Aarons and Ajax's Sergino Dest are Barcelona's main targets to replace the right-back.
Tribuna.com have decided to compare the three players' stats from their respective displays in the domestic leagues last season. The player with better stats will be highlighted in bold.
Overall
- Appearances: Aarons — 36, Dest — 20, Semedo — 32.
- Minutes: Aarons — 3,240, Dest — 1,444, Semedo — 2,097.
- Goals: Aarons — 0, Dest — 0, Semedo — 1.
- Assists: Aarons — 1, Dest — 4, Semedo — 2.
Note: Dest played much fewer games than the other two because the Eredivisie season was cancelled during the coronavirus pandemic.
Defence
- Tackles (per game): Aarons — 1.3, Dest — 1.9, Semedo — 1.6.
- Interceptions: Aarons — 1, Dest — 0.9, Semedo — 0.7.
- Clearances: Aarons — 2, Dest — 0.5, Semedo — 0.7.
- Blocks: Aarons — 0.8, Dest — 0.3, Semedo — 0.1.
- Dribbled past: Aarons — 0.5, Dest — 0.5, Semedo — 0.5.
- Fouls: Aarons — 0.8, Dest — 0.6, Semedo — 0.7.
- Yellow cards: Aarons — 7, Dest — 1, Semedo — 2.
Attack
- Shots: Aarons — 0.6, Dest — 1.1, Semedo — 0.3.
- Key passes: Aarons — 0.6, Dest — 0.9, Semedo — 0.4.
- Dribbles: Aarons — 1.3, Dest — 1.2, Semedo — 1.5.
- Passes: Aarons — 37.2, Dest — 38.8, Semedo — 46.3.
- Passing accuracy: Aarons — 78.9%, Dest — 87.5%, Semedo — 89.5%.
- Crosses: Aarons — 0.4, Dest — 0.5, Semedo — 0.1.
- Long balls: Aarons — 1.1, Dest — 0.8, Semedo — 1.6.
Conclusion
Aarons appears to be slightly better in the defence even though Norwich got relegated from the Premier League last season.
Dest, for his part, tends to commit fewer fouls and get involved more in the attack.
Finally, Semedo's passing abilities surpass those of the other two players.
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