AI Verdict: Dimitri Payet
Payet pulls more strings than Paz — 50% more. 0 big chances in 23 games. €29M. You decide.
Payet pulls more strings than Paz — 50% more.
0 big chances in 23 games.
€29.3M.
You decide.
Extreme Stats
vs Serie A MidfieldersPercentile rank among Serie A midfielders (n=438) · Per 90 min · RT Intelligence™
Playing Style Analysis
Payet remains one of football's great anachronisms—a creator who bends matches to his will through vision and technique rather than athleticism or industry. His 2.19 key passes per 90 places him in the top 20% of Serie A midfielders, and when you combine that with goals and assists both sitting in the same elite bracket, you're looking at a genuine output midfielder, not merely a facilitator. The counterintuitive read here is his duel win rate: at 51.4%, above average in a physically demanding league, suggesting he's shrewder in contact situations than his age and style imply.