Transfer Finder
“Find me a cheaper version of this player.” Nearest statistical profiles in the same position group with a lower estimated acquisition cost.
Target: João Mário · 33 · Attacking midfielder · Athlitiki Enosi Konstantinoupoleos · est. acquisition €370k – €1.1M
Similarity uses age, context-adjusted output, minutes share, performance percentile, league and team strength. Style/role similarity needs event data that the current free source lacks.
| Player | Similarity | Age | Pos | Market value | Est. acquisition | Model value | BI | Risk | Strengths | Differences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manolis Siopis Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos · Super League 1 | 31% | 32 | DM | €1.2M | €301k – €994k | €481k – €1.7M | 27/100 | Risk: High | 481 minutes in continental competition; Estimated acquisition well below performance-implied value | plays Defensive midfielder; adj. G+A/90 0.05 vs 0.20 |
| Ozan Tufan Trabzonspor · Super Lig | 28% | 31 | CM | €1.5M | €349k – €1.1M | €472k – €1.5M | 50/100 | Risk: Very High | Estimated acquisition well below performance-implied value | plays Central midfielder; 2 yrs younger |
| Lukas Lerager FC Copenhagen · Superliga | 26% | 32 | CM | €800k | €235k – €864k | €388k – €1.7M | 22/100 | Risk: High | Improving trajectory; 988 minutes in continental competition | plays Central midfielder; 60% of minutes; adj. G+A/90 0.12 vs 0.20 |
| Vito van Crooij Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie | 22% | 30 | AM | €900k | €194k – €646k | €432k – €883k | 64/100 | Risk: Very High | Estimated acquisition well below performance-implied value | 3 yrs younger |
| Birger Verstraete Oud-Heverlee Leuven · Jupiler Pro League | 21% | 32 | DM | €900k | €253k – €758k | €528k – €2.3M | 23/100 | Risk: Very High | Estimated acquisition well below performance-implied value | plays Defensive midfielder; stronger league (0.65); 56% of minutes; adj. G+A/90 0.05 vs 0.20 |
| Siebe Schrijvers Oud-Heverlee Leuven · Jupiler Pro League | 21% | 29 | CM | €1.5M | €368k – €1.1M | €798k – €3.7M | 51/100 | Risk: High | Goal contributions 1.7x the positional average in the league (context-adjusted); Estimated acquisition well below performance-implied value | plays Central midfielder; 4 yrs younger; stronger league (0.65); 55% of minutes; adj. G+A/90 0.37 vs 0.20 |
| Nicky Cadden Hibernian FC · Scottish Premiership | 20% | 29 | LM | €600k | €142k – €448k | €440k – €1.3M | 79/100 | Risk: High | Estimated acquisition well below performance-implied value | plays Left midfielder; 4 yrs younger |
| Mathieu Maertens Oud-Heverlee Leuven · Jupiler Pro League | 20% | 31 | AM | €600k | €180k – €790k | €420k – €973k | 18/100 | Risk: High | Improving trajectory | 2 yrs younger; stronger league (0.65); adj. G+A/90 0.45 vs 0.20 |
| Oleksandr Andriyevskyi FK Polissya Zhytomyr · Premier Liga | 20% | 32 | CM | €800k | €0 – €258k | €388k – €718k | 38/100 | Risk: High | Improving trajectory; 492 minutes in continental competition | plays Central midfielder; weaker league (0.25); 68% of minutes |
| Chris Cadden Hibernian FC · Scottish Premiership | 20% | 29 | RM | €500k | €123k – €393k | €534k – €1.1M | 85/100 | Risk: High | 480 minutes in continental competition; Estimated acquisition well below performance-implied value | plays Right midfielder; 4 yrs younger |
| Karol Linetty Kocaelispor · Super Lig | 20% | 31 | CM | €1.2M | €276k – €882k | €981k – €1.4M | 57/100 | Risk: High | Estimated acquisition well below performance-implied value | plays Central midfielder; 2 yrs younger |
| Marco Ilaimaharitra Standard Liège · Jupiler Pro League | 19% | 30 | DM | €800k | €210k – €689k | €526k – €1.5M | 36/100 | Risk: Moderate | Improving trajectory; Estimated acquisition well below performance-implied value | plays Defensive midfielder; 3 yrs younger; stronger league (0.65); 74% of minutes |
| Gerard Gumbau Rayo Vallecano · Laliga | 19% | 31 | DM | €1.2M | €360k – €1.1M | €1.3M – €4.4M | 66/100 | Risk: High | Goal contributions 1.5x the positional average in the league (context-adjusted); Improving trajectory | plays Defensive midfielder; stronger league (0.95) |
| Ilya Petrov FK Baltika · Premier Liga | 19% | 31 | CM | €1.2M | €349k – €937k | €523k – €1.5M | 54/100 | Risk: High | — | plays Central midfielder; 2 yrs younger; 71% of minutes |
| Efkan Bekiroğlu Göztepe · Super Lig | 19% | 30 | AM | €1.0M | €221k – €735k | €277k – €663k | 63/100 | Risk: Very High | Estimated acquisition well below performance-implied value | 3 yrs younger; adj. G+A/90 0.44 vs 0.20 |