J. Butler
24 years old·STLWLMCAM
FC Energie Cottbus
contract until 2029
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.
OddsClubOVRTheir manBudgetAppealStep
26–50 of 662
Market value €600K · 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.
What is he worth to…
64.4sorted by “Balanced” · horizon 3 years · score at ST
Asking price€900K
Wage€500 per week
Their league3. Liga
Their place for him#5 of 662
They usually pay€249K median
In the pressnothing
Do you want him
60these may trade off against each otherRight now
What he adds to this seasonQuality48
Gain now35
Later
What he is worth over your horizonPotential57
Gain later57
Age100
Fit
Whether he is the right typeProfile97
Versatility50
Cost
What you get per euroPrice50
× Can it happen
96%one impossible signal sinks itMoney
Can you pay himWages100
The step
Would he come down to youClub100
League100
Stature100
The route
Do players make this moveCountry route88
And these pull on it too:
Below their level×0.97
at 24 this league carries 64, he is 62
Well-trodden route×1.20
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.