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J. Günther-Schmidt

30 years old·CAMSTLWCM
FC Erzgebirge Aue
contract until 2027
63
now
63
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
32.6SV Darmstadt 982. Bundesliga+7.5
32.6VfL Bochum 18482. Bundesliga+4.3
32.61. FC Nürnberg2. Bundesliga+7.2
31.91. FC Heidenheim 1846Bundesliga+8.2
31.8Hannover 962. Bundesliga+8.8
31.8TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II3. Liga-0.3
31.6FC St. PauliBundesliga+8.2
31.51. FC Kaiserslautern2. Bundesliga+4.3
31.5Holstein Kiel2. Bundesliga+4.3
31.1FC Schalke 042. Bundesliga+9.1
30.7Hertha BSC2. Bundesliga+9.6
30.51. FC Union BerlinBundesliga+9.4
30.5Karlsruher SC2. Bundesliga+4.3
29.7FC AugsburgBundesliga+9.4
29.3SC FreiburgBundesliga+10
29.3Hamburger SVBundesliga+9.4
29.31. FC KölnBundesliga+9.4
29.2FC Bayern MünchenBundesliga+15.4
29.2Borussia DortmundBundesliga+15.2
29.2Bayer 04 LeverkusenBundesliga+12.4
29.2RB LeipzigBundesliga+13.7
29.2Eintracht FrankfurtBundesliga+11.2
29.2VfB StuttgartBundesliga+11.2
29.2TSG 1899 HoffenheimBundesliga+11.2
29.2VfL WolfsburgBundesliga+10.9
2650 of 662

Market value €475K · wage €750/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.

FC Erzgebirge Aue3. Liga1 seasonnow
1. FC Saarbrücken3. Liga5 seasonsto 2025
FC AugsburgBundesliga2 seasonsto 2018
FC Ingolstadt 043. Liga1 seasonto 2015

What is he worth to…

53.2

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

Asking price€523K
Wage€750 per week
Their league3. Liga
Their place for him#14 of 662
They usually pay€125K median
In the pressnothing

Do you want him

48these may trade off against each other

Right now

What he adds to this season
Quality42
Gain now25

Later

What he is worth over your horizon
Potential42
Gain later33
Age70

Fit

Whether he is the right type
Profile88
Versatility87

Cost

What you get per euro
Price43

× Can it happen

96%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 route88
And these pull on it too:
Below their level×0.97
at 30 this league carries 65, he is 63
Well-trodden route×1.20
players move from that league to this one more often than average
Signs abroad×1.00
this club signs far fewer of its own countrymen than the list suggests

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.