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J. McClean

36 years old·LBCDMLM
Derry City
contract until 2028
70
now
70
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
4.4Bohemian FC!Premier Division0
4.4Galway United!Premier Division0
4.1Shamrock Rovers!Premier Division0
3.9Sligo Rovers!Premier Division0
3.9Waterford FC!Premier Division0
3.8St Patrick's Athletic FC!Premier Division0
3.7Wigan Athletic!League One+6
3.7Drogheda United!Premier Division0
3.7Cork City!Premier Division0
3.6Shelbourne FC!Premier Division0
3.4Livingston FC!Premiership+6.1
3.4Exeter City!League One+2
3.4Crawley Town!League Two+2.7
3.4Newport County!League Two0
3.3Motherwell FC!Premiership+3.8
3.3Dundee FC!Premiership+4.1
3.3St. Mirren!Premiership+4.3
3.3Grimsby Town!League Two0
3.2Bolton Wanderers!League One+5.3
3.2Barnsley!League One+5.1
3.2Doncaster Rovers!League One+0.5
3.2Mansfield Town!League One+0.5
3.2Salford City!League Two0
3.2Chesterfield!League Two0
3.2Notts County!League Two0
125 of 662
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Market value €350K · wage €1K/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.

Derry CityPremier Division2 seasonsnow
WrexhamChampionship3 seasonsto 2026
Wigan AthleticLeague One4 seasonsto 2023
Stoke CityChampionship4 seasonsto 2022
West Bromwich AlbionChampionship3 seasonsto 2018
SunderlandPremier League2 seasonsto 2013

What is he worth to…

2.2

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

Asking price€420K
Wage€1K per week
Their leagueLiga I
Their place for him#135 of 662
They usually pay€250K median
In the pressnothing
injury prone

Do you want him

8these may trade off against each othershelf life 15%

Right now

What he adds to this season
Quality62
Gain now60

Later

What he is worth over your horizon
Potential62
Gain later57
Age0

Fit

Whether he is the right type
Profile79
Versatility62

Cost

What you get per euro
Price73

× Can it happen

79%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 route51
And these pull on it too:
Shelf life×0.15
36 jaar — je hebt hem nog 0.5 van de 3 seizoenen
Rare here×0.35
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.