Battle for the right-back position: Between Max Aarons or Sergino Dest, who should Barcelona replace Nelson Semedo with.

The Catalans are looking for a new right-back as the Portuguese is heading for the Premier League.

Nelson Semedo is on his way to Wolverhampton, according to multiple sources. Norwich's Max Aarons and Ajax's Sergino Dest are Barcelona's main targets to replace the right-back.

We have decided to compare the three players' stats from their respective displays in the domestic leagues last season. The player with better stats will be highlighted in bold.

Overall
Appearances: Aarons — 36, Dest — 20, Semedo — 32.
Minutes: Aarons — 3,240, Dest — 1,444, Semedo — 2,097.
Goals: Aarons — 0, Dest — 0, Semedo — 1.
Assists: Aarons — 1, Dest — 4, Semedo — 2.
Note: Dest played much fewer games than the other two because the Eredivisie season was cancelled during the coronavirus pandemic.

Defence
Tackles (per game): Aarons — 1.3, Dest — 1.9, Semedo — 1.6.
Interceptions: Aarons — 1, Dest — 0.9, Semedo — 0.7.
Clearances: Aarons — 2, Dest — 0.5, Semedo — 0.7.
Blocks: Aarons — 0.8, Dest — 0.3, Semedo — 0.1.
Dribbled past: Aarons — 0.5, Dest — 0.5, Semedo — 0.5.
Fouls: Aarons — 0.8, Dest — 0.6, Semedo — 0.7.
Yellow cards: Aarons — 7, Dest — 1, Semedo — 2.

Attack
Shots: Aarons — 0.6, Dest — 1.1, Semedo — 0.3.
Key passes: Aarons — 0.6, Dest — 0.9, Semedo — 0.4.
Dribbles: Aarons — 1.3, Dest — 1.2, Semedo — 1.5.
Passes: Aarons — 37.2, Dest — 38.8, Semedo — 46.3.
Passing accuracy: Aarons — 78.9%, Dest — 87.5%, Semedo — 89.5%.
Crosses: Aarons — 0.4, Dest — 0.5, Semedo — 0.1.
Long balls: Aarons — 1.1, Dest — 0.8, Semedo — 1.6.

Conclusion
Aarons appears to be slightly better in the defence even though Norwich got relegated from the Premier League last season.

Dest, for his part, tends to commit fewer fouls and get involved more in the attack.

Finally, Semedo's passing abilities surpass those of the other two players.