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J. Walton

27 years old·GK
Preston North End
contract until 2028
66
now
69
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
46.5Luton TownLeague One+1.2
46.3Huddersfield TownLeague One+1.9
46.1Reading FCLeague One+0.9
44Leicester CityChampionship+9.2
44WatfordChampionship+4.6
44West Bromwich AlbionChampionship+4.1
44Sheffield WednesdayChampionship+0.2
43.9MiddlesbroughChampionship+3.4
43.4Birmingham CityChampionship+0.9
43.2Cardiff CityLeague One+2
43.1Blackpool FCLeague One-0.6
42.9Bolton WanderersLeague One-1
42.5Norwich CityChampionship+2.7
42.5Wycombe WanderersLeague One-0.8
41.6Peterborough UnitedLeague One-1
41.4Hull CityChampionship+1.8
41.1Rotherham UnitedLeague One-1
41.1Wigan AthleticLeague One-0.3
40.9Ipswich TownChampionship+1.2
40.5Sheffield UnitedChampionship+3.1
40.5Derby CountyChampionship+3.2
40.4Queens Park RangersChampionship+0.9
40.3Swansea CityChampionship+2.1
40.2Bristol CityChampionship+1.6
40Millwall FCChampionship+0.6
125 of 662
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Market value €850K · wage €4K/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.

Preston North EndChampionship1 seasonnow
Dundee United FCPremiership1 seasonto 2025
Luton TownLeague One1 seasonto 2023
BarnsleyLeague One8 seasonsto 2023

What is he worth to…

11.6

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

Asking price€1.3M
Wage€4K per week
Their leagueBundesliga
Their place for him#223 of 662
They usually pay€3.2M median
In the pressnothing

Do you want him

49these may trade off against each other

Right now

What he adds to this season
Quality54
Gain now0

Later

What he is worth over your horizon
Potential58
Gain later26
Age93

Fit

Whether he is the right type
Profile59
Versatility50

Cost

What you get per euro
Price100

× Can it happen

70%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 route33
And these pull on it too:
Below their level×0.65
at 27 this league carries 75, he is 66
Off the beaten path×0.94
players rarely move from that league to this one
Rare here×0.56
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.