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R. Yates

27 years old·CDMCM
Nottingham Forest
contract until 2028
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now
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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
11.7Crystal Palace!Premier League+1.4
11.5Coventry City!Championship-6.1
11.1Birmingham City!Championship-6.4
11.1Hull City!Championship-5.5
11Ipswich Town!Championship-6.1
10.9Stoke City!Championship-2
9.9Swansea City!Championship-5.1
9.5Bristol City!Championship-5.7
9.1Rangers FC!Premiership-5.1
8.9Paris Saint-Germain!Ligue 1+2.8
8.6Real Madrid!La Liga+3.1
8.5FC Bayern München!Bundesliga+2.1
8.5Napoli!Serie A+0.3
8.5Juventus!Serie A+2
8.4AC Milan!Serie A+0.3
8.4Borussia Mönchengladbach!Bundesliga-1.4
8.4Al Ahli SFC!Pro League+0.3
8.3Bayer 04 Leverkusen!Bundesliga-0.9
8.3Celtic!Premiership-5
8.1FC Barcelona!La Liga+3.1
8.1RB Leipzig!Bundesliga+0.4
8.1Olympique de Marseille!Ligue 1-0.8
8.1AS Monaco!Ligue 10
8Inter!Serie A+1.5
8Fiorentina!Serie A-2.7
2650 of 662

Market value €7.5M · wage €68K/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.

Nottingham ForestPremier League9 seasonsnow
Notts CountyLeague Two1 seasonto 2018
Shrewsbury TownLeague Two1 seasonto 2017

What is he worth to…

24

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

Asking price€11M
Wage€68K per week
Their leaguePrimeira Liga
Their place for him#105 of 662
They usually pay€1.5M median
In the pressnothing
one-club player — hard to prise away

Do you want him

72these may trade off against each other

Right now

What he adds to this season
Quality74
Gain now65

Later

What he is worth over your horizon
Potential76
Gain later64
Age93

Fit

Whether he is the right type
Profile72
Versatility73

Cost

What you get per euro
Price43

× Can it happen

55%one impossible signal sinks it

Money

Can you pay him
Wages58

The step

Would he come down to you
Club35
League52
Stature81

The route

Do players make this move
Country route35
And these pull on it too:
Off the beaten path×0.97
players rarely move from that league to this one
Rare here×0.62
this market almost never signs players from that country
One-club player×0.60
attached to his club
Injury prone×0.88
flagged as injury prone in the data

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.