After Manchester United agreed a deal to sign Casemiro from Real Madrid, we’ve rounded up the best tacklers in Europe’s top five leagues.
Casemiro is widely regarded as one of the best defensive midfielers in the world and will add some much-needed bite to United’s midfield.
Using data from Squawka, we’ve looked at which plyers have made the most tackes in Europe’s top five leagues, the Champions League and the Europa League since the start of 2017-18.
10. Martin De Roon
As well as being a social media sensation in his spare time, De Roon is also renowned for his tough tackling and commitment.
The defensive midfielder, who left Middlesbrough and returned to Serie A side Atalanta for a second spell in the summer of 2017, has been nicknamed the ‘Bulldog of Bergamo’ in Italy.
“It was as a youth player after I’d broken my leg,” he said when asked about his playing style. “Before that I was a player who, how can I say it, avoided the duels and the tackling.
“Then when I broke my leg I thought I have to play a different style of game otherwise this could happen again. From that moment on I just played hard. Sometimes a little bit too hard. I like to go in for the duels.”
That’s backed up by the stats as the Netherlands international has made 476 tackles for Atalanta since the start of the 2017-18 season.
So angry I wedged myself. pic.twitter.com/8DSa0XUYwl
— Marten de Roon (@Dirono) March 7, 2022
9= Rodri
Rodri left Villarreal at the end of the 2017-18 season and spent a year at Atletico Madrid before his abilities were identified by Pep Guardiola.
The midfielder, who has been compared to Barcelona’s Sergio Busquets, sits at the base of Manchester City’s midfield trio and dictates play with his passing.
But he also does the dirty work when necessary and has made 484 tackles at club level since the start of the 2017-18 season.
9= Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Wan-Bissaka enjoyed a brilliant breakthrough campaign at Crystal Palace in 2018-19, winning their Player of the Year award.
The right-back then completed a £50million moce to Manchester United, where he established himself as the best defensive full-back in the Premier League.
“I love tackles man, I want to come out with the most tackles from each game,” he said in 2019. “I’m not really happy when I come out of a game without many tackles.
“At the same time, when I look back at it, it doesn’t mean anything negative, necessarily. It might…
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