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P. Mainka

30 years old·CB
1. FC Heidenheim 1846
contract until 2029
76
now
76
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
22VfL Wolfsburg!Bundesliga+2.7
21.8Borussia Mönchengladbach!Bundesliga+3.7
21.4TSG 1899 Hoffenheim!Bundesliga+3
21.41. FC Köln!Bundesliga+1.2
21.2SV Werder Bremen!Bundesliga+1.8
20.9FC Augsburg!Bundesliga+1.2
20.71. FSV Mainz 05!Bundesliga+1.8
20.3Hamburger SV!Bundesliga+1.2
19.9Eintracht Frankfurt!Bundesliga+3
19.9VfB Stuttgart!Bundesliga+3
19.6Hertha BSC!2. Bundesliga+1.5
19.41. FC Union Berlin!Bundesliga+1.2
19.2Bayer 04 Leverkusen!Bundesliga+4.2
18.8RB Leipzig!Bundesliga+5.5
18.6Hannover 96!2. Bundesliga+0.7
18.2SC Freiburg!Bundesliga+1.8
17.5Borussia Dortmund!Bundesliga+7
17.3FC Bayern München!Bundesliga+7.2
14.7FC St. Pauli!Bundesliga0
14.6FC Schalke 04!2. Bundesliga+0.9
14Fortuna Düsseldorf!2. Bundesliga+0.2
13.6FC Red Bull Salzburg!Bundesliga+0.5
13.3Fiorentina!Serie A+2.4
13.2SV Darmstadt 98!2. Bundesliga-0.7
13Bologna!Serie A+2.4
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Market value €6.0M · wage €29K/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. FC Heidenheim 1846Bundesliga8 seasonsnow
DSC Arminia Bielefeld2. Bundesliga1 seasonto 2014

What is he worth to…

69.9

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

Asking price€9.0M
Wage€29K per week
Their leagueBundesliga
Their place for him#6 of 662
They usually pay€2.9M median
In the pressnothing

Do you want him

65these may trade off against each other

Right now

What he adds to this season
Quality74
Gain now50

Later

What he is worth over your horizon
Potential74
Gain later50
Age70

Fit

Whether he is the right type
Profile86
Versatility50

Cost

What you get per euro
Price63

× Can it happen

90%one impossible signal sinks it

Money

Can you pay him
Wages100

The step

Would he come down to you
Club60
League100
Stature90

The route

Do players make this move
Country route84
And these pull on it too:
Well-trodden route×1.20
players move from that league to this one more often than average
Signs abroad×0.99
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.