Chelsea have three top targets to be the central defender to follow Kalidou Koulibaly to the club now that a deal for Nathan Ake seems dead. Here, we break down the all rounder Josko Gvardiol.
The RB Leipzig defender looks solid in every aspect in his stats on FBRef, comparing nicely with other players in his position in those positions in Europe.
It should be noted that the Bundesliga is a very open attacking league, and Leipzig play an open attacking style, which gives Gvardiol the perfect chance to shine.
Regardless, his attacking numbers are brilliant: 97th percentile for progressive passes, 99th for dribbles completed.
His defensive numbers are great too – 84th for pressures, 97th for interceptions, 77th for blocks.
His pass completion is very low, at 41st percentile, but that probably just shows how aggressive his passing is, and how much Red Bull teams play quick attacking football from their defenders.
