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J. Smith

23 years old·GK
Grimsby Town
contract until 2026
62
now
67
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
56.3Wigan AthleticLeague One+6
56.3Burton AlbionLeague One+5.2
55.7Exeter CityLeague One+2
55.6Stockport CountyLeague One+1.7
55.1WalsallLeague Two0
55.1BromleyLeague Two0
55.1BarrowLeague Two0
54.9Sheffield WednesdayChampionship+6.5
54.9Huddersfield TownLeague One+8.2
54.3Plymouth ArgyleLeague One+2
54.3StevenageLeague One+1.1
54.2Port ValeLeague One+0.5
53.8Lincoln CityLeague One+1.7
53.8Colchester UnitedLeague Two0
53.8Tranmere RoversLeague Two0
53.2Mansfield TownLeague One+0.5
52Blackburn RoversChampionship+5.7
51.5Accrington StanleyLeague Two0
51.3Leyton OrientLeague One+1.1
51.3Doncaster RoversLeague One+0.5
50.9Shrewsbury TownLeague Two0
50.8Oxford UnitedChampionship+5.1
50.6MiddlesbroughChampionship+9.7
50.6Birmingham CityChampionship+7.1
50.6Leicester CityChampionship+15.5
2650 of 662

Market value €475K · wage €500/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.

Grimsby TownLeague Two2 seasonsnow
BarnsleyLeague One2 seasonsto 2026
WalsallLeague Two2 seasonsto 2024
Wolverhampton WanderersPremier League2 seasonsto 2023

What is he worth to…

53.6

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

Asking price€285K
Wage€500 per week
Their leagueLeague Two
They usually pay€93K median
In the pressnothing

Do you want him

62these may trade off against each other

Right now

What he adds to this season
Quality46
Gain now55

Later

What he is worth over your horizon
Potential54
Gain later71
Age97

Fit

Whether he is the right type
Profile58
Versatility50

Cost

What you get per euro
Price52

× Can it happen

94%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 route83
And these pull on it too:
Out on loan×0.70
he belongs to another club and returns there first
Well-trodden route×1.20
players move from that league to this one more often than average
Signs abroad×0.99
this club signs far fewer of its own countrymen than the list suggests
Contract running out×1.12
his club risks losing him for nothing

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.