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F. Schär

33 years old·CB
Newcastle United
contract until 2029
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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
13.2Crystal PalacePremier League+0.2
13.2Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League-1.8
13.2BrentfordPremier League-1.8
13.2Lille OSCLigue 1-3.6
13.2SV Werder BremenBundesliga-4.5
13.2RC Strasbourg AlsaceLigue 1-4.8
13.2FC Red Bull SalzburgBundesliga-5.9
13.1AFC BournemouthPremier League-1.3
13.1Al Ahli SFCPro League-0.9
12.9Galatasaray SKSüper Lig-3.8
12.9UdineseSerie A-4.9
12.8Real Betis BalompiéLa Liga-1.7
12.8Club Brugge KVPro League-5
12.8RSC AnderlechtPro League-6.3
12.8Hannover 962. Bundesliga-5.7
12.7Manchester UnitedPremier League+3.5
12.71. FC Union BerlinBundesliga-5.1
12.6Real SociedadLa Liga-2.3
12.6SL BenficaPrimeira Liga-4
12.6Olympiacos FCSuper League-5.2
12.4Tottenham HotspurPremier League+1.7
12.4Hamburger SVBundesliga-5.1
12.3Fenerbahçe SKSüper Lig-4.4
12.3PAOKSuper League-6.4
12.2Nottingham ForestPremier League-1.2
5175 of 662

Market value €15M · wage €135K/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.

Newcastle UnitedPremier League8 seasonsnow
RC Deportivo de La CoruñaLa Liga 21 seasonto 2018
TSG 1899 HoffenheimBundesliga2 seasonsto 2017
FC Basel 1893Super League3 seasonsto 2015

What is he worth to…

29

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

Asking price€25M
Wage€135K per week
Their leaguePremier League
They usually pay€12M median
In the pressnothing
his club is a direct rival of yours

Do you want him

37these may trade off against each othershelf life 67%

Right now

What he adds to this season
Quality76
Gain now35

Later

What he is worth over your horizon
Potential76
Gain later40
Age35

Fit

Whether he is the right type
Profile76
Versatility50

Cost

What you get per euro
Price72

× Can it happen

76%one impossible signal sinks it

Money

Can you pay him
Wages94

The step

Would he come down to you
Club53
League100
Stature100

The route

Do players make this move
Country route53
And these pull on it too:
Shelf life×0.67
33 jaar — je hebt hem nog 2 van de 3 seizoenen
Rival×0.68
a key player at a direct rival — they will not sell
Well-trodden route×1.17
players move from that league to this one more often than average
Rare here×0.89
this market almost never signs players from that country

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.