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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
24.6West Ham United!Premier League-0.2
24.6Leicester City!Championship+0.3
22.8Wolverhampton Wanderers!Premier League-4
22Watford!Championship-4.3
21.4West Bromwich Albion!Championship-4.7
21.3Leeds United!Premier League-3.4
21.1Newcastle United!Premier League-0.4
21.1Burnley!Premier League-4
20.8AFC Bournemouth!Premier League-1.7
20.7Brentford!Premier League-2.2
20.7Fulham FC!Premier League-2.2
20.6Stoke City!Championship-3.6
20.5Chelsea!Premier League+2.9
20.5Manchester United!Premier League+3.1
20.5Tottenham Hotspur!Premier League+1.3
20.4Crystal Palace!Premier League-0.2
20.3Sunderland!Premier League-2.8
20.2Nottingham Forest!Premier League-1.6
19.8Arsenal!Premier League+1.5
19.8Liverpool!Premier League+1.4
19.8Manchester City!Premier League+1.4
19.8Everton!Premier League+1
19.7Aston Villa!Premier League-0.4
19.3Huddersfield Town!League One-7
19Reading FC!League One-8
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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…

20.8

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

Asking price€180K
Wage€10K per week
Their leaguePremier League
Their place for him#20 of 662
They usually pay€17M median
In the pressnothing

Do you want him

33these 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 later0
Age3

Fit

Whether he is the right type
Profile73
Versatility50

Cost

What you get per euro
Price100

× Can it happen

91%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 route76
And these pull on it too:
Below their level×0.66
at 35 this league carries 78, he is 69
Well-trodden route×1.07
players move from that league to this one more often than average
Signs abroad×0.99
this club signs far fewer of its own countrymen than the list suggests

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.