Marcelo Saracchi

28 yrs · Left-back · Uruguay
Club Atlético Boca Juniors · Torneo Apertura · Foot: left · Height: 172 cm
Risk: Very HighConfidence: LowSample: LowDevelopment: LowContract: until 31 Dec 2027
Market value
€2.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€805k – €2.0M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€669k – €2.4M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€721k – €2.6M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€1.3M – €1.6M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.

Estimated acquisition€805k – €2.0M
Model value (performance-implied)€669k – €2.4M
Projected value (24 months)€721k – €2.6M
Dashed line: current market value (€2.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Marcelo Saracchi's performance-implied value at EUR 0.7M-2.4M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.8M-2.0M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.7M-2.6M. Confidence is low: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Acquisition note: Around 18 months left: some discount usually possible.

Bargain Index: not assigned

What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.

Insufficient sample (< 900 league minutes)

PerformanceAverage41.4th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable28.2 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €977k vs market €2.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-27% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapLargeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationUncertainleague coefficient 0.31
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskVery High
Data confidenceLow

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.

Highest recorded: €14.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1269 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
610 (21% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.44
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.13
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
41 (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
0.31 (rank 17)
Team strength (Elo)
1406
Opponent strength
1187
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)
€721k – €2.6M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -53% (IQR -64% to -13%).

Risk profile

Overall: Very High

  • ▲Small sample: 610 league minutes last season.
  • ▲League level coefficient 0.31 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⚠Projection range wider than for most evaluated players.
  • ⚠Played under 40% of available league minutes (injury data unavailable, cause unknown).
  • ⓘ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).

Historical movers
16 (DEF)
Relative output kept
90%–275%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
75%
Confidence
Low

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.

SeasonClubLeaguePosAppsMinMin shareGAG+A/90Adj. G+A/90Opp. EloTeam EloLeague str.
2025/26Celtic FCScottish PremiershipLB1561021%120.440.13118714060.31
2021/22Levante UDLaligaLB41865%010.480.19144214441.05
2020/21GalatasaraySuper LigLB27215460%020.080.07128314250.37
2019/20GalatasaraySuper LigLB14114337%240.470.23135013840.45
2019/20RB LeipzigBundesligaLB41776%100.510.11150117001.06
2018/19RB LeipzigBundesligaLB965221%010.140.09148816501.05

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Europa LeagueCeltic FC4155001556
2025/26Scottish Fa CupCeltic FC26700—
2020/21Uefa Europa League QualifyingGalatasaray190001349
2019/20Uefa Champions LeagueRB Leipzig2160001610
2019/20Dfb PokalRB Leipzig12000—
2018/19Uefa Europa League QualifyingRB Leipzig5428001337
2018/19Uefa Europa LeagueRB Leipzig5290001543
2018/19Dfb PokalRB Leipzig13200—

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)AgeValue then~2y laterOutcome
Tomasz Kędziora
Premier Liga · 2023
29€3.0M€2.5Mflat
Djibril Sidibé
Super League 1 · 2023
31€2.5M€1.0Mfell
Pipa
Super League 1 · 2023
25€2.2M€2.2Mflat
Ivan Näsberg
Super League 1 · 2023
27€700k€700kflat
Omar Elabdellaoui
Super Lig · 2022
31€1.3M€650kfell
Martin Linnes
Super Lig · 2021
30€2.0M€900kfell
Lumor Agbenyenu
Super League 1 · 2022
26€700k€175kfell
Simon Falette
Super Lig · 2020
28€2.4M€275kfell

Transfer history

Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.

DateFromToFeeMV at time
30 Jun 2026CelticBoca JuniorsFree / loan€2.0M
29 Aug 2025Boca JuniorsCelticFree / loan€1.5M
2 Aug 2023LevanteBoca Juniors€1.8M€1.5M
22 Feb 2022Without ClubLevanteUnknown€4.5M
1 Jan 2022LeipzigWithout ClubUnknown€4.5M
30 Jun 2021GalatasarayLeipzigFree / loan€5.5M
6 Jan 2020LeipzigGalatasarayFree / loan€10.0M
1 Jul 2018River PlateLeipzig€12.0M€4.5M
24 Aug 2017Danubio FCRiver Plate€2.1M€750k
1 Jul 2015Danubio U19Danubio FCUnknown€75k

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.