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R. Knoche

33 years old·CB
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
contract until 2029
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
7.9TSG 1899 Hoffenheim!Bundesliga+7.5
7.8Alemannia Aachen!3. Liga-3.1
7.7FC Ingolstadt 04!3. Liga+4.5
7.6FC Hansa Rostock!3. Liga-2.5
7.5SC Paderborn 07!2. Bundesliga+3.3
7.5VfB Stuttgart II!3. Liga-3.9
7.4FC Energie Cottbus!3. Liga-3.1
7.4SV Wehen Wiesbaden!3. Liga-3.1
7.3SC Freiburg!Bundesliga+6.3
7.3TSV 1860 München!3. Liga-2.5
7.3Rot-Weiss Essen!3. Liga-3.1
7.3MSV Duisburg!3. Liga-3.1
7.3SC Verl!3. Liga-3.1
7.3SSV Jahn Regensburg!3. Liga-3.2
7.3SV Waldhof Mannheim!3. Liga-3.7
7.2Eintracht Frankfurt!Bundesliga+7.5
7.2VfB Stuttgart!Bundesliga+7.5
7.21. FC Saarbrücken!3. Liga-3.1
7.2VfL Osnabrück!3. Liga-3.1
7.2Viktoria Köln!3. Liga-3.7
7.2FC Erzgebirge Aue!3. Liga-3.7
7Bayer 04 Leverkusen!Bundesliga+8.7
7LASK Linz!Bundesliga+0.2
6.9RB Leipzig!Bundesliga+10
6.9TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II!3. Liga-3.9
2650 of 662

Market value €750K · wage €13K/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.

DSC Arminia Bielefeld2. Bundesliga1 seasonnow
1. FC Nürnberg2. Bundesliga2 seasonsto 2026
1. FC Union BerlinBundesliga4 seasonsto 2024
VfL WolfsburgBundesliga9 seasonsto 2020

What is he worth to…

40.6

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

Asking price€900K
Wage€13K per week
Their league2. Bundesliga
They usually pay€350K median
In the pressnothing

Do you want him

37these may trade off against each othershelf life 67%

Right now

What he adds to this season
Quality62
Gain now55

Later

What he is worth over your horizon
Potential62
Gain later54
Age35

Fit

Whether he is the right type
Profile77
Versatility50

Cost

What you get per euro
Price63

× Can it happen

92%one impossible signal sinks it

Money

Can you pay him
Wages100

The step

Would he come down to you
Club60
League100
Stature100

The route

Do players make this move
Country route88
And these pull on it too:
Shelf life×0.67
33 jaar — je hebt hem nog 2 van de 3 seizoenen
Well-trodden route×1.20
players move from that league to this one more often than average
Signs abroad×0.98
this club signs far fewer of its own countrymen than the list suggests
One-club player×0.60
attached to his club

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.