AI Verdict: Manuel Locatelli
Locatelli retrieves the ball more than Santos — 47% more. 35 aerials won in 25 games. €25M. You decide.
Locatelli retrieves the ball more than Santos — 47% more.
35 aerials won in 25 games.
€25.0M.
You decide.
Extreme Stats
vs Serie A MidfieldersPercentile rank among Serie A midfielders (n=247) · Per 90 min · RT Intelligence™
Playing Style Analysis
Locatelli has spent years being the midfielder that makes everything work without ever making the highlight reel—and the numbers finally prove why that matters. Operating in Serie A's congested midfield battles, he ranks in the top 5% for passes per 90, tackles won, press intensity, and passes into the final third simultaneously; finding a player who dominates all four categories at once is genuinely rare. The counterintuitive read here is his goal contribution figures, which look pedestrian until you understand he's essentially the engine redistributing possession upward—those 15-plus progressive passes per 90 are what create the chances others finish.