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D. da Costa

31 years old·CBRBRM
1. FSV Mainz 05
contract until 2027
75
now
75
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
36.2GenoaSerie A+0.1
36BrentfordPremier League+2.7
36SunderlandPremier League+2.1
35.9Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League+2.7
35.9Wolverhampton WanderersPremier League+0.9
35.9Derby CountyChampionship-0.7
35.9West Bromwich AlbionChampionship+0.2
35.8Lille OSCLigue 1+0.9
35.6PisaSerie A+0.1
35.5Rayo VallecanoLa Liga+1.6
35.5FC LorientLigue 1-1.3
35.4AtalantaSerie A+2.4
35.4Real Betis BalompiéLa Liga+2.8
35.3CagliariSerie A-1.2
35.2Sporting Clube de BragaPrimeira Liga-1.5
35Stade de ReimsLigue 2-0.2
34.9AS MonacoLigue 1+3.3
34.9PAOKSuper League-1.9
34.9Al AinPro League-3.2
34.8West Ham UnitedPremier League+4.8
34.8Panathinaikos FCSuper League-2.5
34.8RSC AnderlechtPro League-1.8
34.8Inter MiamiMajor League Soccer-2.9
34.8Rio Ave FCPrimeira Liga-4.5
34.7TrabzonsporSüper Lig-2.7
76100 of 662

Market value €3.8M · wage €26K/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.

1. FSV Mainz 05Bundesliga5 seasonsnow
Eintracht FrankfurtBundesliga5 seasonsto 2022
Bayer 04 LeverkusenBundesliga2 seasonsto 2017
FC Ingolstadt 043. Liga4 seasonsto 2016

What is he worth to…

33.4

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

Asking price€3.0M
Wage€26K per week
Their leaguePremier League
Their place for him#61 of 662
They usually pay€2.5M median
In the pressnothing
injury prone

Do you want him

63these may trade off against each other

Right now

What he adds to this season
Quality70
Gain now45

Later

What he is worth over your horizon
Potential70
Gain later47
Age61

Fit

Whether he is the right type
Profile87
Versatility73

Cost

What you get per euro
Price84

× Can it happen

80%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 route52
And these pull on it too:
Signs at home×0.82
this club rarely signs players from abroad
Well-trodden route×1.04
players move from that league to this one more often than average
Rare here×0.78
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.