With Chelsea stepping up plans to sign Sporting Lisbon midfielder Manuel Ugarte, we thought it would be a good idea to delve into the stats to see what type of player the Blues could be getting.

To make things interesting, though, we will be comparing him to another reported transfer target, Southampton’s Romeo Lavia.

It is believed the club made a bid for the Belgian international last year and they are said to have retained an interest in the player.

So who would be the better signing for Chelsea? Press the next page as we look at the numbers (using data from FBRef for league games this season).