Nicolò Bertola

23 yrs · Centre-back · Italy
Udinese Calcio · Serie A · Foot: right · Height: 192 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: ModerateContract: until 30 Jun 2030
Market value
€7.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€4.4M – €11.2M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€1.2M – €6.9M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€3.8M – €13.3M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€10.0M – €2.5M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€4.4M – €11.2M
Model value (performance-implied)€1.2M – €6.9M
Projected value (24 months)€3.8M – €13.3M
Dashed line: current market value (€7.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Nicolò Bertola's performance-implied value at EUR 1.2M-6.9M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 4.4M-11.2M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 3.8M-13.3M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 58

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

PerformanceAverage49.6th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeFavorable23.3 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €7.3M vs market €7.0M
Expected appreciationHigh+12% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentModerate
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.93
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskModerate
Data confidenceMedium

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: €7.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1761 (52% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.05
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.07
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
50 (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
0.93 (rank 4)
Team strength (Elo)
1442
Opponent strength
1488
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
Moderate
Trajectory
insufficient
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€3.8M – €13.3M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change +1% (IQR -33% to +99%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠Limited sample: 1761 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠Projection range wider than for most evaluated players.
  • ⓘ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.
2025/26Udinese CalcioSerie ACB28176151%010.050.07148814420.93
2021/22Spezia CalcioSerie ACB2331%000.000.11150813190.89

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Italy CupUdinese Calcio19000—
2021/22Italy CupSpezia Calcio19000—

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
Ezequiel Schelotto
Serie A · 2013
24€5.0M€4.0Mfell
Maxim Leitsch
Bundesliga · 2022
24€5.0M€1.5Mfell
Gastón Álvarez
Laliga · 2023
23€5.0M€9.0Mrose
Andrea Cambiaso
Serie A · 2023
23€8.0M€35.0Mrose
Ghislain Konan
Ligue 1 · 2020
25€5.5M€7.0Mrose
Jannik Vestergaard
Bundesliga · 2015
23€4.5M€12.0Mrose
Fabian Schär
Bundesliga · 2016
25€4.0M€3.0Mfell
Sergi Palencia
Ligue 1 · 2019
23€6.0M€2.8Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2025Spezia CalcioUdineseFree / loan€6.0M
30 Jun 2023MontevarchiSpezia CalcioFree / loan€150k
31 Aug 2022Spezia CalcioMontevarchiFree / loan€300k
1 Jul 2021Spezia U19Spezia CalcioUnknownData unavailable
1 Sept 2020Spezia U17Spezia U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2019Spezia YouthSpezia U17UnknownData 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.

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