Everton chief Steve Walsh is delighted with the impact of Idrissa Gueye.
Gueye arrived in the summer from Aston Villa.
Walsh told the Sunday Times: "He's been terrific for us and, as my first signing, that's not a bad little start. I watched him a few times because Aston Villa was just down the road. I always thought he had the ability but he was playing with a really poor back four and he was being bypassed quite a lot. It made his job so much more difficult. I remember thinking, 'If I get a chance, this guy is better than he's showing'.
"He's a very grounded character, he gets whacked, gets up, very much like Kante. He gets around people when they have the ball. And his use of the ball is good. I look at his stats and his attributes and go, 'Wow'. I think he's got the best stats in Europe (for tackles and interceptions) even though he's been to the African Nations, and that says it all."