Crysencio Summerville and Ibrahim Mbaye to Aston Villa: Full stats revealed for duo
Crysencio Summerville and Ibrahim Mbaye are Aston Villa's two top targets as they search for Morgan Rogers' replacement.
Rogers is closing in on a £117million move to Chelsea after successfully completing his medical in London on Monday.
The England playmaker had been linked away from Villa Park for several months after consistently impressing under Unai Emery.
Villa's chiefs will likely have already had a plan drawn up for potential replacements before Chelsea made a move, and now is the time to take action.
West Ham's Summerville and PSG's Mbaye are among the "leading targets" for the Second City club as it stands, according to The Athletic's John Townley.
Both players are at different points in their careers right now, but offer similar traits and profiles and would be respectively intriguing signings for a club in the Champions League.
How do Crysencio Summerville and Ibrahim Mbaye compare?
Summerville is 24-years-old and has been playing professional football since 2018.
The best campaign of his career so far came in 2023-24 as he registered 21 goals and 10 assists in 49 games for Leeds United, which earned him a move to West Ham.
Netherlands international Summerville has scored eight goals and laid on five assists in 56 matches for the Hammers in the last two seasons, and recently impressed at the World Cup, with two goals and assists each in four games.
Mbaye, meanwhile, is just 18-years-old, and recently completed only his second season in professional football.
He has risen through PSG's ranks to become a first-team regular, with four goals and assists each in 42 senior appearances so far.
The versatile forward was handed his international debut for Senegal last November, and has scored four times in 15 caps up to now.
When it comes to league statistics last season, Summerville played 2480 minutes to Mbaye's 997, while he registered seven goal contributions to the teen's five.
Mbaye had a better chance creation ratio than Summerville, while he was a more accurate shooter, passer and dribbler, and he missed fewer big chances.
Summerville emerged on top when it came to defensive stats, as he made more successful tackles, clearances and interceptions, but won possession in the final third less often than Mbaye.
What is the latest on Summerville joining Villa?
Sources have revealed to Football Insider that West Ham need to sell Summerville in this window as they look to balance the books after relegation.
He is clearly on his way out of the London Stadium after Jarrod Bowen made the decision to stay, but Villa will not find a deal straightforward to complete in the coming weeks.
According to a new report from Sky Sports Italia, West Ham have rejected a second offer from Roma for Summerville, and the Italian capital club are working on a final proposal for the 24-year-old.
It remains to be seen if they will have a third bid for his services accepted, but the Villans clearly need to move quickly if they wish to sign the Dutch star.