Diego Carlos-Koundé, the most efficient bolt in all of Europe

Diego Carlos and Koundé, the center of Sevilla’s usual defense, have contributed to keeping the goal of the Nervionense team at zero in seven of the 12 league matches that he has played. The bolt sensations have been confirmed with the excellent performance of both defenders, so much so that the CIES Observatory places both players among the 20 with the highest efficiency coefficient, individual and collective, during the last month.

Diego Carlos (10th, 91.3 performance) and Koundé (18th, 89.5) They are the first two LaLiga players in this classification. The third in the Spanish championship, 21st on the list, is Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos. The ranking is led by Chelsea side Reece James and in the first places there are several other footballers from the entity that governs Roman Abramovich, as well as from Bayern Munich and one of the fashionable teams in the Premier, David Moyes’ West Ham from London. None of those teams, yes, have their two starting centrals as well classified as Sevilla.

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* Data updated as of November 16, 2021

Diego Carlos turned 28 years old in March and his contract ends in 2024, although Sevilla and the footballer They are close to announcing a renewal agreement, with a salary increase and also the years of the footballer’s contract. Its market value, according to Transfermarkt, is at 45 million euros. Roma became interested in him last summer.

Koundé’s departure in the coming months is more likely after Chelsea interest in August. The blues offered 50 million for the French, who is already a starter even with the French team, world champion. Koundé, who turned 23 last week, has also been involved in Sánchez-Pizjuán for more than two and a half years, but his 80 million clause makes him very appealing for several greats in Europe.