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Replace Álex Grimaldo

Statistically similar 2025/26 players based on per-90 output, defensive activity, role group and tactical fit. Estimated fees are not official market values — model-derived estimates from public football data.

What Leverkusen would lose

Profile being replaced — public football data, model-derived role scores.

Goals

8

Assists

7

G+A

15

Shots

61

SoT

21

Crosses

174

Fouls won

29

Tackles won

25

Interceptions

18

Attack

94

Creation

89

Progression

66

Role score

75

Transfer fit

73

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Mainz 05 · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (86.53930497302471%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€7.5M; 1 years younger.

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Bruno Fernandes

Manchester Utd · Premier League · Attacking Midfielder · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (85.77187948605633%); tactical fit is good.

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Florian Thauvin

Lens · Ligue 1 · Attacking Midfielder · Age 33

Strong stylistic match (87.25986545028977%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€17.8M.

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Nicolò Barella

Inter · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (85.60016277414114%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-11); 1 years younger.

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Real Betis · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (84.32862052695957%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€14.6M.

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Wonderkid regen

Real Madrid · La Liga · Attacking Midfielder · Age 21

Strong stylistic match (87.34115681504078%); tactical fit is good; 9 years younger.

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Lazar Samardzic

Atalanta · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (86.31190498250027%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€8.4M; 6 years younger.

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Toulouse · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (82.72083263327156%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€17.6M; 2 years younger.

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Brentford · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (82.97790844952056%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-10); cheaper by ~€10.5M.

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Freiburg · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 33

Strong stylistic match (83.73909404332545%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€18.4M.

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Fulham · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (83.86253014477673%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-23).

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Eintracht Frankfurt · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (82.92581579184737%); tactical fit is good; 3 years younger.

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Eintracht Frankfurt · Bundesliga · Attacking Midfielder · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (85.4315093768592%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€8.5M; 7 years younger.

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Christian Eriksen

Wolfsburg · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 34

Strong stylistic match (84.12319633096048%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-11); cheaper by ~€20.1M.

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Leverkusen · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (83.72993598876582%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-15); cheaper by ~€2M; 2 years younger.

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Leonardo Spinazzola

Napoli · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 33

Strong stylistic match (85.6750356038411%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-27); cheaper by ~€19.6M.

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Pablo Martínez

Levante · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (83.53688610476473%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-17); cheaper by ~€20.9M; 2 years younger.

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Davide Zappacosta

Atalanta · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 33

Strong stylistic match (84.21301852884856%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-22); cheaper by ~€19.2M.

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