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R. Zieler

36 years old·GK
1. FC Köln
contract until 2027
74
now
74
max

Where is he most likely to go? 662 clubs ranked

Three things have to be true at once, so they multiply: can they afford him × do they want him × does he want to go there. That last one is what a buying club’s shortlist does not capture — it is why the best player in the Bundesliga ends up at Bayern rather than at whoever needs him most.

OddsClubStep
20.5DSC Arminia Bielefeld2. Bundesliga-5.7
20.21. FC Magdeburg2. Bundesliga-5.7
19.5SC Preußen Münster2. Bundesliga-6.3
19.4FC Bayern MünchenBundesliga+6
19.4Dynamo Dresden2. Bundesliga-6.3
19.3Rangers FCPremiership-1.1
18.8VfL Bochum 18482. Bundesliga-5.1
18.6Royal Antwerp FCPro League-2
18.5RB LeipzigBundesliga+4.3
18.5TSG 1899 HoffenheimBundesliga+1.8
18.4CelticPremiership-1.1
18.4RSC AnderlechtPro League-1.2
18.3SK Sturm GrazBundesliga-4.6
18.2SV Elversberg2. Bundesliga-5.7
18Borussia DortmundBundesliga+5.8
17.9Club Brugge KVPro League+0.1
17.9Eintracht Braunschweig2. Bundesliga-6.3
17.2LASK LinzBundesliga-5.5
16.7MiddlesbroughChampionship0
16.5AJ AuxerreLigue 1-0.4
16.4Viktoria PlzeňPrvní liga-2.8
16.4PisaSerie A+0.7
16.4FC Red Bull SalzburgBundesliga-0.7
16.3KRC GenkPro League-1.7
16.3West Bromwich AlbionChampionship+0.8
2650 of 662

Market value €475K · wage €9K/wk

Where he has played

From SoFIFA’s squad updates, one per game edition. A club he left long ago is a more likely return than one he just left.

1. FC KölnBundesliga2 seasonsnow
Hannover 962. Bundesliga11 seasonsto 2025
VfB StuttgartBundesliga2 seasonsto 2019
Leicester CityChampionship1 seasonto 2017
Manchester UnitedPremier League2 seasonsto 2010
Northampton TownLeague One1 seasonto 2009

What is he worth to…

7.5

sorted by “Balanced” · horizon 3 years · score at GK

Asking price€380K
Wage€9K per week
Their leagueLigue 2
Their place for him#442 of 662
They usually pay€600K median
In the pressnothing
from a much bigger club (74 → 66)

Do you want him

36these may trade off against each othershelf life 67%

Right now

What he adds to this season
Quality68
Gain now65

Later

What he is worth over your horizon
Potential68
Gain later61
Age0

Fit

Whether he is the right type
Profile50
Versatility50

Cost

What you get per euro
Price98

× Can it happen

54%one impossible signal sinks it

Money

Can you pay him
Wages73

The step

Would he come down to you
Club26
League48
Stature100

The route

Do players make this move
Country route26
And these pull on it too:
Shelf life×0.67
36 jaar — je hebt hem nog 2 van de 3 seizoenen
Signs at home×0.76
this club rarely signs players from abroad
Off the beaten path×0.94
players rarely move from that league to this one
Rare here×0.54
this market almost never signs players from that country
Injury prone×0.88
flagged as injury prone in the data

The final score is appeal × feasibility. The left half may trade off against itself — an expensive talent makes up for his price with potential. The right half may not: if one thing is impossible, the transfer is impossible, however good the rest looks.