Key Soccerlytics Insights:
- Atletico Madrid's 21 year old Spanish midfielder Jorge Resureccion (aka Koke) may be next in line off the conveyor belt of Spanish pass-masters which includes Xavi, Fabregas, Iniesta, and Xabi Alonso, to name a few. Through 12/4/2013, Koke had 8 assists, which is as many as any player in Europe's top 5 leagues (See BSports Creative Player charts below)
- Cesc Fabregas and Neymar also have 8, while Francesco Totti and Franck Ribery each have 6 assists
- He has also completed 7 through balls with 58.33% accuracy, which is fourth best in Europe behind his compatriots Fabregas, Xavi and Iniesta (See BSports Prolific Passer charts below)
- Koke, who's been a huge part of Atletico Madrid's success so far this season in La Liga and the Champions League has been linked with several clubs in Europe. However, rumors linking him to Manchester United have escalated after David Moyes was spotted at Atletico Madrid's 2-0 win over Porto yesterday. His contract release clause has been reported by several media outlets to be about 24 million euros. He is valued at 20 million Euros by Transfermarkt.com
Creative players and prolific passers charts from BSports (Updated through 12/4/2013):
