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J. Steele

34 years old·GK
Brighton & Hove Albion
contract until 2027
73
now
73
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
17.6Grimsby TownLeague Two-13
17.6BromleyLeague Two-13
17.6BarrowLeague Two-13
17.6Accrington StanleyLeague Two-13
17.4Colchester UnitedLeague Two-13
17.4Shrewsbury TownLeague Two-13
17.3AFC WimbledonLeague One-13
17.2Exeter CityLeague One-11
17.1Tranmere RoversLeague Two-13
16.9Oldham AthleticLeague Two-13
16.8Club Brugge KVPro League-3.2
16.8Plymouth ArgyleLeague One-11
16.7RSC AnderlechtPro League-4.5
16.7Royal Antwerp FC!Pro League-5.3
16.7StevenageLeague One-11.9
16.7Port ValeLeague One-12.5
16.6EvertonPremier League+3.2
16.5Lincoln CityLeague One-11.3
16.5Mansfield TownLeague One-12.5
16.4AJ AuxerreLigue 1-3.8
16.4KilmarnockPremiership-6.8
16.2Bayer 04 LeverkusenBundesliga-0.3
16.1FC Basel 1893!Super League-5.1
16.1Doncaster RoversLeague One-12.5
15.8Al EttifaqPro League-0.8
76100 of 662

Market value €525K · wage €37K/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.

Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League8 seasonsnow
SunderlandPremier League1 seasonto 2018
Blackburn RoversChampionship3 seasonsto 2017
MiddlesbroughChampionship7 seasonsto 2015

What is he worth to…

24.4

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

Asking price€403K
Wage€37K per week
Their leagueLeague Two
They usually pay€93K median
In the pressnothing
wages 7.4× your top earner

Do you want him

66these may trade off against each other

Right now

What he adds to this season
Quality66
Gain now100

Later

What he is worth over your horizon
Potential66
Gain later89
Age18

Fit

Whether he is the right type
Profile52
Versatility50

Cost

What you get per euro
Price53

× Can it happen

38%one impossible signal sinks it

Money

Can you pay him
Wages0

The step

Would he come down to you
Club1
League6
Stature100

The route

Do players make this move
Country route83
And these pull on it too:
Well-trodden route×1.10
players move from that league to this one more often than average
Signs abroad×0.89
this club signs far fewer of its own countrymen than the list suggests
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.