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Carrasco to Chelsea?

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Since the beginning of the transfer window, Chelsea have been linked with many players.

More recently rumors have surfaced suggesting that Chelsea will try and sign Atletico Madrid’s Yannick Ferreira Carrasco.

The 23 year old Belgian has reportedly been offered a 5-year contract by the Premier League champions, who are also willing to pay ÂŁ44 million for his services .

It is also suggested that Chelsea may want Carrasco in exchange for Costa who is close to leaving Chelsea. Carrasco scored 10 goals in 35 appearances for Atletico in La Liga while creating 33 chances helping Atletico finish 3rd. He scored 2 goals and created 14 chances in 12 Champions League appearances helping Atletico reach the semi finals of the Champions League.

Compared to the other wingers at Chelsea, Hazard, Pedro, and Willian, Carrasco has the lowest amount of key passes with just 29 behind Pedros’s 31, Willian’s 49 and Hazard’s 84.

Carrasco accumulated 4 assists, ahead of Willian’s 2 but behind Hazard’s 5 and Pedro’s 9. Carrasco scored 10 league goals last term, only behind Hazard’s 16.Carrasco also created the least chances among the 4 with just 33 compared to Pedro’s 40, Willian’s 51 and Hazard’s 89.

Carrasco took the most shots among the four with 84 and also has the best shot accuracy,56%, followed by Hazard’s 55%, Willian’s 44% and Pedro’s 37%. Carrasco will provide Chelsea with a more direct winger as his number of shots suggest.

He is also Champions League experienced having played for and scoring in a Champions League final for Atletico.

Carrasco might not seem like an upgrade on what Chelsea already have, but with Champions League football this term and Hazard being injured, Chelsea will need to add squad depth in order to challenge for the Champions League and also to defend their Premier League crown.

And with a price tag of ÂŁ44 million in today’s market, he might just turn out to be a bargain.
(All stats from Squawka)

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