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J. McLaughlin

37 years old·GK
Middlesbrough
contract until 2028
66
now
66
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
11.4Rangers FC!Premiership-1.2
8.9Dundee United FCPremiership-5.6
8.6Wolverhampton WanderersPremier League+1.5
8.5Sunderland!Premier League+2.7
8.5KilmarnockPremiership-3.6
8.5St. MirrenPremiership-5.4
8.4Leeds UnitedPremier League+2.1
8.4BurnleyPremier League+1.5
8.3Dundee FCPremiership-5.6
8.3FalkirkPremiership-3.6
8.2FC Basel 1893Super League-1.8
8.2Motherwell FCPremiership-5.9
8.1Luton TownLeague One-2.2
8Huddersfield TownLeague One-1.5
8Reading FCLeague One-2.5
7.8BrentfordPremier League+3.3
7.8Fulham FCPremier League+3.3
7.8Royal Antwerp FCPro League-2
7.7Burton Albion!League One-4.5
7.6Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League+3.3
7.6RSC AnderlechtPro League-1.2
7.6HeartsPremiership-3.6
7.6HibernianPremiership-4.9
7.6Bolton WanderersLeague One-4.4
7.5AFC BournemouthPremier League+3.8
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Market value €90K · wage €5K/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.

MiddlesbroughChampionship1 seasonnow
Swansea CityChampionship1 seasonto 2025
Rangers FCPremiership4 seasonsto 2024
SunderlandPremier League2 seasonsto 2020
HeartsPremiership1 seasonto 2018
Burton AlbionLeague One3 seasonsto 2017
Bradford CityLeague One6 seasonsto 2014

What is he worth to…

10.5

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

Asking price€156K
Wage€5K per week
Their leagueChampionship
They usually pay€3.0M median
In the pressnothing

Do you want him

14these may trade off against each othershelf life 33%

Right now

What he adds to this season
Quality52
Gain now30

Later

What he is worth over your horizon
Potential52
Gain later36
Age0

Fit

Whether he is the right type
Profile79
Versatility50

Cost

What you get per euro
Price100

× Can it happen

88%one impossible signal sinks it

Money

Can you pay him
Wages100

The step

Would he come down to you
Club80
League100
Stature100

The route

Do players make this move
Country route72
And these pull on it too:
Shelf life×0.33
37 jaar — je hebt hem nog 1 van de 3 seizoenen
Rival×0.80
his club is a rival and would rather not sell
Signs at home×0.82
this club rarely signs players from abroad
Below their level×0.87
at 37 this league carries 69, he is 66
Well-trodden route×1.20
players move from that league to this one more often than average

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.