
Rayan Aït-Nouri
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Rayan Aït-Nouri's performance-implied value at EUR 24.5M-41.0M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 24.6M-55.3M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 18.7M-43.3M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.
Bargain Index: 16
What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.
| Performance | Elite | 93.3th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Neutral | 25.1 years |
| Acquisition cost | Neutral | est. €43.4M vs market €40.0M |
| Expected appreciation | Low | -21% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Very negative | weak predictor on its own |
| Development | Moderate | |
| 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 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.
Performance (last season, league)
- Minutes
- 976 (28% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.18
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.12
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 93 (Elite)
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)
- 1809
- Opponent strength
- 1571
- 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)
- €18.7M – €43.3M
Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 63 pts; changed club; team strength up (+308 Elo); role change LM -> LB; relative output down 53% vs positional peers.
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -23% (IQR -30% to +19%).
Risk profile
Overall: Moderate
- ⚠Limited sample: 976 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.
| 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 | Manchester City | Premier League | LB | 17 | 976 | 29% | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 1571 | 1809 | 1.30 |
| 2024/25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Premier League | LM | 37 | 3128 | 91% | 4 | 7 | 0.32 | 0.39 | 1577 | 1501 | 1.23 |
| 2023/24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Premier League | LM | 33 | 2343 | 69% | 2 | 1 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 1584 | 1467 | 1.14 |
| 2022/23 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Premier League | LB | 21 | 1070 | 31% | 1 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 1564 | 1497 | 1.23 |
| 2021/22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Premier League | LM | 23 | 1828 | 53% | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 1586 | 1508 | 1.17 |
| 2020/21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Premier League | LB | 21 | 1405 | 41% | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 1534 | 1516 | 1.19 |
| 2020/21 | Angers SCO | Ligue 1 | LB | 3 | 187 | 5% | 0 | 1 | 0.48 | 0.27 | 1550 | 1326 | 0.75 |
| 2019/20 | Angers SCO | Ligue 1 | LB | 17 | 1286 | 51% | 0 | 3 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 1443 | 1415 | 0.82 |
| 2018/19 | Angers SCO | Ligue 1 | LB | 3 | 54 | 2% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 1597 | 1409 | 0.82 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Africa Cup Of Nations | Algeria | 5 | 356 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2025/26 | Uefa Champions League | Manchester City | 6 | 339 | 0 | 0 | 1621 |
| 2025/26 | World Cup | Algeria | 3 | 194 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025/26 | Fa Cup | Manchester City | 2 | 135 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2024/25 | Fa Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 217 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2023/24 | Fa Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 200 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2022/23 | Fa Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 163 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021/22 | Fa Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 180 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2020/21 | Fa Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 225 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordi Alba Laliga · 2014 | 25 | €25.0M | €35.0M | rose |
| Nathan Aké Premier League · 2021 | 26 | €32.0M | €42.0M | rose |
| Aymeric Laporte Premier League · 2020 | 26 | €60.0M | €45.0M | fell |
| David Luiz Premier League · 2014 | 27 | €26.0M | €30.0M | flat |
| Niklas Süle Bundesliga · 2020 | 25 | €48.0M | €35.0M | fell |
| Álvaro Odriozola Laliga · 2019 | 24 | €25.0M | €10.0M | fell |
| Héctor Bellerín Premier League · 2019 | 24 | €40.0M | €25.0M | fell |
| Renan Lodi Laliga · 2021 | 23 | €25.0M | €20.0M | fell |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2025 | Wolves | Man City | €36.8M | €35.0M |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Angers SCO | Wolves | €11.1M | €18.0M |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Wolves | Angers SCO | Free / loan | €18.0M |
| 4 Oct 2020 | Angers SCO | Wolves | Free / loan | €20.0M |
| 1 Jul 2018 | Angers SCO U19 | Angers SCO | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2016 | Paris FC Yth. | Angers SCO U19 | Free / loan | 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.