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A. McCarthy

35 years old·GK
Southampton
contract until 2028
69
now
69
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
15.5Blackburn Rovers!Championship-9.4
15.5Chesterfield!League Two-15.2
15.3Blackpool FC!League One-9.5
15.3Wycombe Wanderers!League One-9.7
15.3Rotherham United!League One-9.8
15.3Salford City!League Two-15.2
15.2Swindon Town!League Two-15.2
15Celtic!Premiership-6.6
15Bristol City!Championship-7.3
15Wigan Athletic!League One-9.2
15Cambridge United!League Two-13.2
15Shrewsbury Town!League Two-15.2
14.9Wrexham!Championship-9.5
14.9Milton Keynes Dons!League Two-10.8
14.9Gillingham!League Two-15.2
14.9Bromley!League Two-15.2
14.8Accrington Stanley!League Two-15.2
14.7Northampton Town!League One-15.2
14.7Burton Albion!League One-9.9
14.7Walsall!League Two-15.2
14.7Grimsby Town!League Two-15.2
14.7Barrow!League Two-15.2
14.7Colchester United!League Two-15.2
14.6Oxford United!Championship-10.1
14.6Barnsley!League One-10
5175 of 662

Market value €150K · wage €10K/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.

SouthamptonChampionship10 seasonsnow
Crystal PalacePremier League1 seasonto 2016
Queens Park RangersChampionship1 seasonto 2015
Reading FCLeague One6 seasonsto 2015
Ipswich TownChampionship1 seasonto 2012

What is he worth to…

12.7

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

Asking price€180K
Wage€10K per week
Their leagueSerie A
Their place for him#131 of 662
They usually pay€14M median
In the pressnothing

Do you want him

34these may trade off against each other

Right now

What he adds to this season
Quality58
Gain now0

Later

What he is worth over your horizon
Potential58
Gain later8
Age3

Fit

Whether he is the right type
Profile73
Versatility50

Cost

What you get per euro
Price100

× Can it happen

73%one impossible signal sinks it

Money

Can you pay him
Wages100

The step

Would he come down to you
Club100
League100
Stature100

The route

Do players make this move
Country route38
And these pull on it too:
Below their level×0.81
at 35 this league carries 77, he is 69
Off the beaten path×0.96
players rarely move from that league to this one
Rare here×0.66
this market almost never signs players from that country

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.