The season is not over yet, but Real Madrid is already prepping to make some big moves. According to numerous sources, the team is ready to sign young defender Danilo from Porto.

Acquiring the right back is a smart move by the club as its current crop of players at the position include Dani Carvajal and Alvaro Arbeloa. While Carvajal is expected to continue starting for the team at the position for years to come, Arbeloa is well past his prime and does not offer the team the same dynamic range on the right flank.

At 23, Danilo is not only young but still has time to grow and improve.

So how does he compare with the team's other two players at the position? Is it truly an upgrade?

Danilo has averaged two tackles per game this season and has a career average of 2.4 per game. Carvajal leads Madrid with 2.6 tackles per game while Arbeloa has a meager 1.2 tackles per game, good for 10th on the team.

More importantly, he is averaging this high number of tackles while just committing 0.5 fouls per game. This indicates that not only is he getting in good tackles, but he is not making poorly timed ones.

Danilo has more interceptions than either Carvajal and Arbeloa, as well. While Carvajal averages two interceptions per game and Arbeloa clocks in at 0.9 per game, Danilo has managed around 2.5 interceptions per game; that would put him at second on the team behind Sergio Ramos' 2.8 interceptions per game. Danilo's career average of 2.1 interceptions per game indicates that this is not simply a fluke year for him.

Danilo's 1.8 clearances per game would put him at a time for fourth on the team in the statistical category; Carvajal and Marcelo also average 1.8 clearances per game this season.

He is not as dominant offensively, but he rarely loses possession. He has one goal and one assist this season; Arbeloa actually has three assists on the year but no goals. His 2.2 shots per game would put him at fourth on the team and his 1.3 career average of shots per game would tie him with Isco for fifth on the team this season. The players ahead of him? Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez. Not bad company to be in. For reference, Carvajal has averaged 0.1 shots per game this year.

Passing, of course, is essential for Madrid. Danilo has averaged over 66 passes per game, which would shockingly put him in second on the team in that statistical category behind midfield maestro Toni Kroos. Of course that is a career-high mark for him as his career average is just 55.5 passes per game. That number would put him at fourth on the team this season behind Kroos, Luka Modric, Sergio Ramos and Marcelo.

He has connected on 77.8 percent of them, averages 0.5 crosses per game and manages around 5.2 long balls per game. He also averages 1.3 key passes; both Carvajal and Arbeloa average few per game.

His statistics show that he could be a very promising player for Madrid if he continues career averages in all statistical categories. When one considers that he has time to grow and develop, it is not out of the realm of possibility that he may even surpass Carvajal at some point in the coming years.

All stats from WhoScored.com.