Manuel Ugarte

25 yrs · Defensive midfielder · Uruguay
Manchester United · Premier League · Foot: right · Height: 182 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: LowSample: LowDevelopment: ModerateContract: until 30 Jun 2029
Market value
€25.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€16.0M – €36.9M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€19.9M – €36.4M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€13.6M – €26.7M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€16.9M – €20.3M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€16.0M – €36.9M
Model value (performance-implied)€19.9M – €36.4M
Projected value (24 months)€13.6M – €26.7M
Dashed line: current market value (€25.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Manuel Ugarte's performance-implied value at EUR 19.9M-36.4M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 16.0M-36.9M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 13.6M-26.7M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.36x the positional average in the league (881 minutes, league coefficient 1.30). Confidence is low: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: not assigned

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

Insufficient sample (< 900 league minutes)

PerformanceHigh89th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral25.2 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €25.2M vs market €25.0M
Expected appreciationLow-25% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapNegativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentModerate
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 1.3
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskHigh
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: €60.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1164 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
881 (26% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.00
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.04
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
89 (High)

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)
1715
Opponent strength
1579
Possession, role
Data unavailable

League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.

Potential

Development
Moderate
Trajectory
declining
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€13.6M – €26.7M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 27 pts; team strength up (+112 Elo); relative output down 66% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -47% (IQR -54% to -22%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ▲Small sample: 881 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠Played under 40% of available league minutes (injury data unavailable, cause unknown).
  • ⚠Declining trajectory versus previous season.
  • ⓘ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.

SeasonClubLeaguePosAppsMinMin shareGAG+A/90Adj. G+A/90Opp. EloTeam EloLeague str.
2025/26Manchester UnitedPremier LeagueDM2288126%000.000.05157917151.30
2024/25Manchester UnitedPremier LeagueDM29179252%120.150.14156616031.23
2023/24Paris Saint-GermainLigue 1DM25193363%030.140.10146217000.87
2022/23Sporting CPLiga PortugalDM31236877%000.000.02139716690.68
2021/22Sporting CPLiga PortugalDM25110236%020.160.11136816920.67
2020/21FC FamalicãoLiga PortugalDM20152350%120.180.20133813320.61

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26World CupUruguay318700—
2025/26Fa CupManchester United17900—
2024/25Uefa Europa LeagueManchester United10646141563
2024/25Fa CupManchester United323300—
2023/24Uefa Champions LeagueParis Saint-Germain8392001679
2022/23Uefa Champions LeagueSporting CP6468001631
2022/23Uefa Europa LeagueSporting CP4372011582
2021/22Uefa Champions LeagueSporting CP4204001836

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
Harry Winks
Premier League · 2021
25€20.0M€10.0Mfell
Yves Bissouma
Premier League · 2023
27€18.0M€25.0Mrose
Saúl Ñíguez
Premier League · 2022
28€25.0M€7.5Mfell
Sofyan Amrabat
Premier League · 2024
28€22.0M€10.0Mfell
Oliver Skipp
Premier League · 2024
24€15.0M€7.0Mfell
Alex Song
Laliga · 2014
27€18.0M€10.0Mfell
André Gomes
Laliga · 2018
25€15.0M€22.5Mrose
Tom Cleverley
Premier League · 2014
25€14.0M€9.0Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
30 Aug 2024PSGMan Utd€50.0M€45.0M
7 Jul 2023SportingPSG€60.0M€50.0M
9 Aug 2021FamalicãoSporting€24.5M€5.0M
4 Jan 2021CA FénixFamalicão€9.1M€3.0M
1 Jul 2016CA Fénix U19CA FénixUnknownData 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.