Arda Turan: I don't get it

There are reports that Liverpool are interested in 27-year-old Atletico Madrid winger, Arda Turan.  I'm not sure why, Turan is an average footballer at best who plays like a defensive midfielder on the wings and he's not even a good one at that.  Here are his stats from last season:

npg90	gcp90	ccp90	ap90	ccv
0.14	0.33	1.55	0.19	12.1
pass %	bp%	sacc%	shot%	TTI90
83	44.7	29.4	8.8	13.4
gap90	gsp90	gop90	tgop	gopd
0.8	1.88	1.08	1.34	-0.26

So he's a good passer, but not exceptional.  His 1.55 chances created per 90 and 12.1% chance created value aren't bad, but his own club averaged  1.01 ccp90 and 14.4% ccv.  A 13.4 TTI90 is far from impressive and when he was on the pitch his side averaged -0.26 goals per 90 minutes.

His defensive stats aren't very impressive either.  He averaged 2.49 tp90 at a 42.4% success rate, 1.4 intp90, 0.47 clrp90, and was dribbled past at least once a match.  Nothing to get excited about.

So what's the big deal about him? He's a good passer, that's it.  It's not like Atletico Madrid was so much better with him on the pitch.  In fact, the 30 matches he played, they accumulated 66 points, which is not bad, but the 8 matches he did not play, they won, earning all possible 24 points.

This is an easy one, Rodgers, just walk on...