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[THREAD] So #NUFC seem to have awoken in the transfer market and appears that ๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ is in town for a medical & complete his move to St. James Park. Make no mistake this is a transfer to shout about 
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To begin with, letโs look at ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟโs radar, which is solely based on last seasonโs EPL stats. What really stands out for me is his progressive passing which - no joke - is among the best in the Premier League #NUFC 2/
In fact, last season ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ranked 
th in the entire EPL (vs. players with more than ten 90s) for both passes into the penalty area AND progressive passes* per 90 minutes 
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th in the entire EPL (vs. players with more than ten 90s) for both passes into the penalty area AND progressive passes* per 90 minutes #NUFC 3/
While ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟโs 1.87 Key Passes in 19/20 was down on his breakout 18/19 season (2.47) and the 17/18 season (2.02), his average is just over 2 per game for his time in the EPL, this is also encouraging #NUFC 4/
Iโve already seen some โHeโs no better than what we haveโ comments, which just isn't true. When it comes to passing the ball vertically & into the box, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ's way ahead of both ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐-๐ ๐ฎ๐
๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ป & ๐๐น๐บ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป. #NUFC 5/
While some will (rightly) point out that he fell some way short of the standards he set during his 14 assist 18/19 season, his contract/transfer situation & Bournemouths poor performance are mitigating factors IMO #NUFC 6/
Even if ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ just splits the difference between last seasons expected assists (xA) per 90 (0.18) and his 18/19 form (xA 0.34), then we have someone that will help Almiron, Saint-Maximin and whoever is upfront get a heap more chances to score. #NUFC 7/
More specifically, that trio on the counter makes for a tantalising proposition. ASM can beat players with the ball, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ can pass it dangerously, while Miggy provides a decent threat as a #10 #NUFC
Perhaps even more excitingly is IF we can also bring ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐๐บ ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐๐ผ๐ป to #NUFC weโll have a genuine striker to help open up space for the trio & who already knows how to play with ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ. Fingers Crossed it happens! ENDS
*FYI - Progressive Passes are ones which travel at least 10 yards vertically towards the opposition's goal.
