If there is one player who is linked with every top club in Europe right now, it is Dušan Vlahović of Fiorentina.
The 21-year-old Serbian centre-forward is one of the hottest prospects right now in Europe.
Having scored 16 goals in the season so far, Vlahović sits top of the pile for goals scored in this season.
This is after finishing the 2020/21 season with 21 goals in total.
The following visualisation shows where Dusan Vlahovic ranks among the centre-forwards from Europe’s top five leagues for some of the key metrics.
Centre-forwards who have played at least 500 minutes were considered for this analysis.
Only three other players have scored more goals than Vlahović’s and hence it is not surprising to see the Serbian rank in the 95th percentile for goals per 90 minutes.
Vlahović does not assist his teammates quite as often as Benzema or Haaland, which is why he only ranks in the 53rd percentile for assists per 90 minutes.
Vlahović has 16 goals with an xG of 12.83, which demonstrates that he is an excellent finisher.
The 21-year-old Serbian is not a strong dribbler of the ball as he merely ranks in the 32nd percentile for dribble success rate.
Vlahović is one of the best examples of a modern-day centre-forward, as he consistently stays in and around the box to finish moves.
He ranks in the 82nd percentile for touches in the box.
The fact that he is always inside the box is also evident in his percentile rank for crosses attempted per 90 minutes as its a low 53rd percentile.
He is a high-volume shooter who frequently hits the target, as indicated by his percentile ranks for shots per 90 minutes and shooting accuracy.
Dušan Vlahović has had an excellent start to his career.
Moving from Partizan to Fiorentina in Serie A was always going to be a big step.
Still, Vlahović has gradually become one of the best centre-forwards in Europe during his four years at the Italian club.
He is, now, definitely ready to make the next step in his career and if some big European club is looking for a player to score regularly, they should not look beyond the 21-year-old Dušan Vlahović.
It will be interesting to see which club Vlahović chooses as the next step in his journey.
