As reported earlier today, Dusan Tadic is on the radar of Ajax, with Southampton willing to sell the Serbian for £15-£18 million.

The Southampton winger started his career Serbian SuperLiga side Vojvodina before heading to the Eredivisie, joining Groningen in 2010, playing 72 times and scoring 14 goals in his two-years at the club.

Tadic then moved to FC Twente for €7.7 million, scoring 29 times in his 70 games for the club before moving to the Premier League.

His move to the Premier League saw him play out wide, with current Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman seeing the potential of the Serbian as a winger. But this season has seen Tadic come back central again, with him playing a key part in the Saints survival.

The 29-year-old is likely to continue playing as a central midfielder when he arrives in the Eredivisie, with the inevitable departure of Hakim Ziyech.

Tadic will suit the attacking style of Ajax, as well as being able to seamlessly move into the wings whilst on the attack.

The playing styles of the two players is very similair and Tadic will be able to adapt to the playing style of Ajax quickly having played attacking midfield last season.

A statistical comparison between Tadic and Ziyech needs to be taken with a pinch of salt, with the quality of the Premier League being higher than the Eredivisie, but this is a good indicator of the two players styles.

Ziyech is clearly a more creative midfielder than Tadic, with him creating an average of 2.4 key passes per game as well as completing an incredible average of 30 more passes per game.

Tadic, however, seems to rely more on his excellent dribbling abilities, with the Serbian sporting an excellent 85.94% succesful take ons per game in comparison to Ziyech. He also doesn’t try as many shots from distance, trying to work the ball into the box instead.

The two players do certainly have similarities, but it will take Tadic some time to get into the playing style of Ajax and will certainly not be an exact replacement for Ziyech.