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G. Hirst

26 years old·ST
Ipswich Town
contract until 2027
72
now
73
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
52.2Queens Park RangersChampionship-0.3
52Manchester CityPremier League+9.1
51.9Huddersfield TownLeague One+0.7
51.8Leicester CityChampionship+8
51.8Preston North EndChampionship-1.2
51.5Derby CountyChampionship+2
51.3CelticPremiership+1.1
50.7Luton TownLeague One0
50Sheffield United!Championship+1.9
49.3Bristol CityChampionship+0.4
49.1WrexhamChampionship-1.8
49Blackburn RoversChampionship-1.8
48.7Millwall FCChampionship-0.7
48.6Charlton AthleticChampionship-2.4
47.9PortsmouthChampionship-2.4
47.8MiddlesbroughChampionship+2.2
47.4Hull CityChampionship+0.6
47.1Swansea CityChampionship+0.9
46.1Bolton WanderersLeague One-2.2
45.4Oxford UnitedChampionship-2.4
45SouthamptonChampionship+7.7
44.8HeartsPremiership-1.4
44.3Sheffield WednesdayChampionship-1
43.7AberdeenPremiership-3.2
43.4Wycombe WanderersLeague One-2
2650 of 662

Market value €2.8M · wage €41K/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.

Ipswich TownChampionship4 seasonsnow
Blackburn RoversChampionship1 seasonto 2023
Leicester CityChampionship3 seasonsto 2023
PortsmouthChampionship1 seasonto 2022
Rotherham UnitedLeague One1 seasonto 2021
Sheffield WednesdayChampionship1 seasonto 2018

What is he worth to…

27.2

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

Asking price€3.1M
Wage€41K per week
Their leagueAllsvenskan
Their place for him#322 of 662
They usually pay€470K median
In the pressnothing
wages 4.1× your top earner

Do you want him

78these may trade off against each other

Right now

What he adds to this season
Quality68
Gain now85

Later

What he is worth over your horizon
Potential70
Gain later78
Age97

Fit

Whether he is the right type
Profile97
Versatility50

Cost

What you get per euro
Price44

× Can it happen

39%one impossible signal sinks it

Money

Can you pay him
Wages0

The step

Would he come down to you
Club50
League69
Stature100

The route

Do players make this move
Country route53
And these pull on it too:
Off the beaten path×0.93
players rarely move from that league to this one
Rare here×0.95
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.