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This article is part of Football FanCast's In Numbers series, which takes a statistical look at performances, season-long form and reported transfer targets...

Everton were one of the busiest clubs in the Premier League this summer, making a whopping seven signings to add to their ranks.

Marcel Brands worked hard alongside Marco Silva to bring in Jonas Lossl, Andre Gomes, Fabian Delph, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Djibril Sidibe, Moise Kean and Alex Iwobi to bolster the Toffees in almost every area.

The last capture of the window was Iwobi, signed from Arsenal on deadline day in a deal worth £34m.

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A lot has been made about where the Nigerian operates best - the Gunners used him as a winger, whilst he plays in the middle for his country.

As we have already detailed, using the 23-year-old in the middle seems to get the best out of Iwobi, whilst he has already declared that the Gunners were playing him out of position and that he prefers the centre.

So, who does he have to dislodge at Goodison Park if he wants that role? None other than Gylfi Sigurdsson.

The Iceland international finished as Everton's joint-top scorer in the league last term with 13 goals, and also notched six assists in what was an excellent campaign for the former Swansea man.

Judging by the statistical comparison above, Iwobi has a tough job on his hands to get ahead of the 29-year-old in the pecking order.

Sigurdsson scored 10 more goals than Iwobi last season in the league, and also took 1.3 more shots than the Nigerian's one per game.

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Everton's No.10 also recorded 0.8 more key passes per game, and his impressive goal tally and all round importance means he is currently one of the first names on the team-sheet.

If Iwobi truly does want to start playing his football regularly in the centre as opposed to out wide, removing the Icelandic playmaker from his role looks set to be a mammoth task.

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