The best way to see the areas where the two stars overlap is to look at their most similar underlying numbers.
Kvaratskhelia & Eze
Stats per 90
Kvaratskhelia
Eze
Non-Penalty Expected Goals + Assists
0.59
0.59
Assists
0.20
0.18
Shots on Target
1.48
1.45
Live Passes
36.5
33.3
Goal-Creating Actions
0.53
0.48
Interceptions
0.43
0.48
Carries
36.8
34.6
All Stats via FBref for the 23/24 League Season
In this case, that includes metrics such as non-penalty expected goals and assists, actual assists, shots on target, live passes, goal-creating actions, interceptions and carries, all per 90.
However, it's not just the similarities to the former Queens Park Rangers star that would make the "unstoppable" winger, as talent scout Jacek Kulig dubbed him, such a great signing.
He's also been in fine form for Napoli over the last couple of years.
In 2022/23, he scored 14 goals and provided 17 assists as the Partenopei won their first league title in the 21st century, while last season, he racked up 11 goals and nine assists in 45 games for the Italian giants.
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Ultimately, Kvaratskhelia has shown more than enough quality over the last few seasons to justify the price tag on his head, and if Arsenal really want to make a statement this summer, then signing him would be the ideal way to do that - and the comparisons to Eze are a wonderful bonus.
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