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V. van Dijk

33 years old·CB
Liverpool
contract until 2027
88
now
88
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
5.4AS Monaco!Ligue 1-3
5.3Aston Villa!Premier League-1.8
5.3Brighton & Hove Albion!Premier League-3.6
5.3Brentford!Premier League-3.6
5.3Fulham FC!Premier League-3.6
5.3AFC Bournemouth!Premier League-3.1
5.2Nottingham Forest!Premier League-3
5.2TSG 1899 Hoffenheim!Bundesliga-5.1
5.1Eintracht Frankfurt!Bundesliga-5.1
5.1Valencia CF!La Liga-3.4
5Sporting CP!Primeira Liga-5.4
5Como!Serie A-5.1
5VfL Wolfsburg!Bundesliga-5.4
5Ajax!Eredivisie-8.1
5Southampton!Championship-1.4
4.9SL Benfica!Primeira Liga-5.8
4.9Leeds United!Premier League-4.8
4.8Manchester City!Premier League0
4.8Fenerbahçe SK!Süper Lig-6.2
4.8Fiorentina!Serie A-5.7
4.7Sunderland!Premier League-4.2
4.7Bologna!Serie A-5.7
4.7Sevilla FC!La Liga-3.5
4.6VfB Stuttgart!Bundesliga-5.1
4.6Feyenoord!Eredivisie-8.1
2650 of 662

Market value €44M · wage €195K/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.

LiverpoolPremier League9 seasonsnow
SouthamptonChampionship3 seasonsto 2018
CelticPremiership3 seasonsto 2016
FC GroningenEredivisie2 seasonsto 2013

What is he worth to…

28.7

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

Asking price€35M
Wage€195K per week
Their leagueLigue 1
They usually pay€8.0M median
In the pressnothing
wages 3.5× your top earner

Do you want him

51these may trade off against each othershelf life 67%

Right now

What he adds to this season
Quality96
Gain now80

Later

What he is worth over your horizon
Potential96
Gain later71
Age35

Fit

Whether he is the right type
Profile99
Versatility50

Cost

What you get per euro
Price61

× Can it happen

56%one impossible signal sinks it

Money

Can you pay him
Wages17

The step

Would he come down to you
Club25
League74
Stature58

The route

Do players make this move
Country route93
And these pull on it too:
Shelf life×0.67
33 jaar — je hebt hem nog 2 van de 3 seizoenen
Well-trodden route×1.01
players move from that league to this one more often than average
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.