Real Madrid's $107 million rookie intercepts the best in Europe

Marca's statistics show that in 35 Ligue 1 games for Monaco last season, Giomeni successfully intercepted 101 times. This is the largest number of top defensive midfielders in Europe. Other midfielders include: Busquets 45, Casemiro 38, Rodri 28, Declan Rice 63, Fabinho 39, Kimmich 52 and Kante 31.

In the field of dueling, Joameni ranked second with 408 wins in 35 games. Busquets led with 411 but played a game more than the 22-year-old midfielder.

In the air battle, Joameni finished fourth with 110 wins. Casemiro leads with 152, while Busquets has 129 and Rodri has 118. However, with a height of 1.87 m, Tchouameni can improve the index in the future.

Compared to Casemiro, the player that Tchouameni had to compete to occupy the main kick at Real Madrid from next season, the 22 -year -old midfielder only lost in the field of war. The rookie won in all important areas, including: Double Hands (408-397), Ball recovery (262-230), interceptor (101-38) and glossy (86-79).

Tchouameni emerged in Monaco from 2020-2021. After 10 months of negotiation, Real decided to spend US $ 88 million to buy and be ready to pay an additional 19 million depending on achievements.

The performance in Monaco is also the key for Tchouameni to open the door to the French team, where there are always the world's leading midfielders. Tchouameni has played 11 international matches in the past two years, while the midfielder joined Real in the previous summer, Eduardo Camavinga, still stood still with three matches since 2020.

According to Marca, Giomeni's only weakness is the number of free throws: 12 yellow cards in 50 games in all competitions last season. At Real Madrid, coach Carlo Ancelotti may need more discipline.