Stats from CIES Football Observatory reveal this season 's top signings . rod ##gers has been a better creator of chances than Cesc Fabregas . Diego Costa is No ##ept at shooting out of all big - five league signings . Dejan Lovren surprisingly tops ' rigour ' category ahead of Michael goals . Bayern Munich 's Xabi Alonso is the best distributor player this season . Bayer Leverkusen 's Karim Bellarabi il Angel di Maria for ' take ons ' Walter Gargano , signed by Napoli in the summer , tops ' recovery ' table .
Stats from CIES Football Observatory reveal this season 's top signings . Luis Suarez has been a better creator of chances than Cesc Fabregas . Diego Costa is No 1 at shooting out of all big-five league signings . Dejan Lovren surprisingly tops 'rigour ' category ahead of Michael Keane . Bayern Munich 's Xabi Alonso is the best distributor bought this season . Bayer Leverkusen 's Karim Bellarabi beats Angel di Maria for 'take ons ' Walter Gargano , signed by Napoli in the summer , tops 'recovery ' table .