
Josh Cullen
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Josh Cullen's performance-implied value at EUR 2.4M-8.2M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.9M-3.1M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.2M-2.7M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.66x the positional average in the league (1520 minutes, league coefficient 1.30). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.
Acquisition note: Final year of contract: selling club's leverage is reduced.
Bargain Index: 36
What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.
| Performance | Above average | 72.2th pct among MID peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Unfavorable | 30.2 years |
| Acquisition cost | Very favorable | est. €1.3M vs market €4.0M |
| Expected appreciation | Very low | -56% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Very large | weak predictor on its own |
| Development | Low | |
| League translation | Big-five league | league coefficient 1.3 |
| Tactical fit | Not evaluated | Requires event/role data not available from the current free source. |
| Risk | Moderate | |
| Data confidence | Medium |
Bargain Index = percentile (among all evaluated players) of expected 2-year value relative to estimated cost. See methodology and backtests.
Market value history
Market value ≠ transfer fee ≠ acquisition cost.
Profile vs positional peers
Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.
Performance (last season, league)
- Minutes
- 1520 (44% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.24
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.36
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 72 (Above average)
Adjusted = shrunk toward positional baseline for small samples, corrected for team dominance over opponents, expressed relative to positional peers in the same league.
Context
- League strength
- 1.30 (rank 1)
- Team strength (Elo)
- 1343
- Opponent strength
- 1598
- Possession, role
- Data unavailable
League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.
Potential
- Development
- Low
- Trajectory
- insufficient
- Breakout probability
- Age > 23
- Resale range (24m)
- €1.2M – €2.7M
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -47% (IQR -63% to +0%).
Risk profile
Overall: Moderate
- ⚠Limited sample: 1520 league minutes last season.
- ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
- ⚠Age 30: resale value typically declines.
- ⓘInjury history unavailable from current data source.
League translation
What happened to players who moved from this league to the big-five leagues (observed, not a forecast).
Already playing in a big-five league.
Output is relative to positional peers in each league. Movers are a selected group (clubs buy players who fit), so treat this as context, not a guarantee.
Season-by-season (domestic league)
Context-adjusted values are model outputs.
| Season | Club | League | Pos | Apps | Min | Min share | G | A | G+A/90 | Adj. G+A/90 | Opp. Elo | Team Elo | League str. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Burnley FC | Premier League | CM | 18 | 1520 | 44% | 2 | 2 | 0.24 | 0.36 | 1598 | 1343 | 1.30 |
| 2023/24 | Burnley FC | Premier League | CM | 25 | 2060 | 60% | 2 | 3 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 1554 | 1366 | 1.14 |
| 2021/22 | RSC Anderlecht | Jupiler Pro League | CM | 34 | 3038 | 99% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 1338 | 1459 | 0.49 |
| 2020/21 | RSC Anderlecht | Jupiler Pro League | CM | 21 | 1413 | 46% | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 1355 | 1457 | 0.55 |
| 2017/18 | West Ham United | Premier League | CM | 2 | 6 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.32 | 1631 | 1496 | 1.15 |
| 2015/16 | West Ham United | Premier League | CM | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 1604 | 1560 | 1.08 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | Fa Cup | Burnley FC | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021/22 | Uefa Conference League Qualifying | RSC Anderlecht | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 1351 |
| 2017/18 | Fa Cup | West Ham United | 3 | 300 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015/16 | Uefa Europa League Qualifying | West Ham United | 3 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 1333 |
Small continental samples are shown for context only and are not over-weighted.
Historical comparables
Most similar profiles 2+ years ago (same position group) and what happened next. Chosen by similarity only — failures included.
| Player (then) | Age | Value then | ~2y later | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Armstrong Premier League · 2023 | 31 | €4.5M | €800k | fell |
| Dan Gosling Premier League · 2020 | 30 | €2.0M | €1.0M | fell |
| Mario Lemina Premier League · 2021 | 28 | €10.0M | €10.0M | flat |
| Andy King Premier League · 2018 | 30 | €3.0M | €1.2M | fell |
| Alexander Tettey Premier League · 2016 | 30 | €3.5M | €2.0M | fell |
| James Morrison Premier League · 2017 | 31 | €5.0M | €1.5M | fell |
| Celso Borges Laliga · 2016 | 28 | €3.0M | €4.0M | rose |
| Bobby De Cordova-Reid Premier League · 2019 | 26 | €10.0M | €10.0M | flat |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 2022 | RSC Anderlecht | Burnley | €3.0M | €5.0M |
| 5 Oct 2020 | West Ham | RSC Anderlecht | €500k | €1.2M |
| 31 Jul 2020 | Charlton | West Ham | Free / loan | €1.2M |
| 7 Aug 2019 | West Ham | Charlton | Free / loan | €1.0M |
| 31 May 2019 | Charlton | West Ham | Free / loan | €1.0M |
| 30 Aug 2018 | West Ham | Charlton | Free / loan | €1.0M |
| 1 Jan 2018 | Bolton | West Ham | Free / loan | €500k |
| 1 Aug 2017 | West Ham | Bolton | Free / loan | €500k |
| 31 May 2017 | Bradford | West Ham | Free / loan | €250k |
| 8 Aug 2016 | West Ham | Bradford | Free / loan | €250k |
| 31 May 2016 | Bradford | West Ham | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 11 Feb 2016 | West Ham | Bradford | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2015 | West Ham U21 | West Ham | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jan 2014 | West Ham U18 | West Ham U21 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2012 | West Ham Yth. | West Ham U18 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
MoneyballAI identifies statistical opportunities from available data. A player flagged as a potential bargain is not guaranteed to succeed, to transfer, to rise in value, or to generate resale profit. Market values, fees and contracts come from third-party sources; ranges are model estimates with stated confidence.