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L. Buchanan

24 years old·LBCB
Birmingham City
contract until 2028
70
now
74
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
54.9SunderlandPremier League+5.2
54.5Coventry CityChampionship+0.4
53.8ArsenalPremier League+9.5
53.6SouthamptonChampionship+8
53.3Luton TownLeague One+0.3
53.2Manchester CityPremier League+9.4
53.2ChelseaPremier League+10.9
52.8Huddersfield TownLeague One+1
52Hull CityChampionship+0.9
51.7MiddlesbroughChampionship+2.5
51.3Bristol CityChampionship+0.7
51.3Swansea CityChampionship+1.3
51.1Blackburn RoversChampionship-1.4
50.7Ipswich TownChampionship+0.4
50.7WrexhamChampionship-1.4
49.6Bolton WanderersLeague One-1.8
49.5PortsmouthChampionship-2
48.4Millwall FCChampionship-0.3
47.9Al Ahli SFCPro League+6.8
47.6Charlton AthleticChampionship-2
44.3Sheffield WednesdayChampionship-0.6
44.2Rangers FCPremiership+1.4
43.6Oxford UnitedChampionship-2
42.5Wycombe WanderersLeague One-1.6
41.2CelticPremiership+1.4
2650 of 662

Market value €2.1M · wage €23K/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.

Birmingham CityChampionship3 seasonsnow
SV Werder BremenBundesliga1 seasonto 2023
Derby CountyChampionship3 seasonsto 2022

What is he worth to…

73.2

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

Asking price€4.1M
Wage€23K per week
Their leagueChampionship
Their place for him#35 of 662
They usually pay€3.0M median
In the pressnothing

Do you want him

67these may trade off against each other

Right now

What he adds to this season
Quality60
Gain now40

Later

What he is worth over your horizon
Potential67
Gain later57
Age100

Fit

Whether he is the right type
Profile94
Versatility71

Cost

What you get per euro
Price77

× Can it happen

91%one impossible signal sinks it

Money

Can you pay him
Wages100

The step

Would he come down to you
Club75
League100
Stature100

The route

Do players make this move
Country route80
And these pull on it too:
Rival×0.75
his club is a rival and would rather not sell
Well-trodden route×1.20
players move from that league to this one more often than average

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.