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J. Fitzwater

27 years old·CB
Exeter City
contract until 2027
65
now
66
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
54.2Norwich CityChampionship+7
54.2WatfordChampionship+8.9
53.8Preston North EndChampionship+4.3
53.7Blackburn RoversChampionship+3.7
53.6Oxford UnitedChampionship+3.1
52.8Sheffield UnitedChampionship+7.4
52.8Stoke CityChampionship+9.6
52.8Derby CountyChampionship+7.5
52.8West Bromwich AlbionChampionship+8.4
52.4Notts CountyLeague Two-2
52.4GillinghamLeague Two-2
52.4Tranmere RoversLeague Two-2
52.3Grimsby TownLeague Two-2
52.2PortsmouthChampionship+3.1
52.2Salford CityLeague Two-2
52.1Charlton AthleticChampionship+3.1
52ChesterfieldLeague Two-2
51.9Shrewsbury TownLeague Two-2
51.3MiddlesbroughChampionship+7.7
51.3Bristol CityChampionship+5.9
51.3Hull CityChampionship+6.1
51.3Swansea CityChampionship+6.4
51.3Harrogate TownLeague Two-2
51.3Oldham AthleticLeague Two-2
51.3Newport CountyLeague Two-2
2650 of 662

Market value €725K · wage €1K/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.

Exeter CityLeague One3 seasonsnow
Livingston FCPremiership3 seasonsto 2023
West Bromwich AlbionChampionship5 seasonsto 2020
WalsallLeague Two2 seasonsto 2019
ChesterfieldLeague Two1 seasonto 2016

What is he worth to…

44

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

Asking price€798K
Wage€1K per week
Their leagueChampionship
They usually pay€2.5M median
In the pressnothing

Do you want him

56these may trade off against each other

Right now

What he adds to this season
Quality52
Gain now25

Later

What he is worth over your horizon
Potential54
Gain later36
Age93

Fit

Whether he is the right type
Profile85
Versatility50

Cost

What you get per euro
Price100

× Can it happen

92%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 route80
And these pull on it too:
Below their level×0.77
at 27 this league carries 70, he is 65
Well-trodden route×1.14
players move from that league to this one more often than average
Signs abroad×0.96
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.