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Replace Antonio Rüdiger

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 Real Madrid would lose

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

Goals

1

Assists

0

G+A

1

Shots

13

SoT

1

Crosses

2

Fouls won

2

Tackles won

5

Interceptions

4

Attack

0

Creation

0

Progression

49

Role score

47

Transfer fit

51

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Paris Saint-Germain · Ligue 1 · Center Back · Age 32

Strong stylistic match (87.21321485942367%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+10); 1 years younger.

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West Ham United · Premier League · Center Back · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (88.49569637121793%); tactical fit is good; 4 years younger.

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Aston Villa · Premier League · Center Back · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (85.19877611875526%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+10); 4 years younger.

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Aston Villa · Premier League · Center Back · Age 33

Strong stylistic match (83.90815921845892%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€5M.

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Leandro Cabrera

Espanyol · La Liga · Center Back · Age 34

Strong stylistic match (84.47409023281259%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€8.3M.

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Milan · Serie A · Center Back · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (86.58180298405739%); tactical fit is good; 7 years younger.

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Oviedo · La Liga · Center Back · Age 32

Strong stylistic match (82.24658623548277%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+9); cheaper by ~€8.4M; 1 years younger.

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Burnley · Premier League · Center Back · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (83.00181981104642%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+20); cheaper by ~€3.7M; 6 years younger.

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Paris FC · Ligue 1 · Center Back · Age 22

Strong stylistic match (86.6765270845479%); tactical fit is good; 11 years younger.

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Burnley · Premier League · Center Back · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (83.79323567266195%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€4.7M; 5 years younger.

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West Ham United · Premier League · Center Back · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (83.29256220217016%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+13); 5 years younger.

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Matthijs de Ligt

Manchester Utd · Premier League · Center Back · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (82.48702666557459%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+22); 7 years younger.

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St Pauli · Bundesliga · Center Back · Age 32

Strong stylistic match (78.3169370986474%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+29); cheaper by ~€7.8M; 1 years younger.

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Wolfsburg · Bundesliga · Center Back · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (81.41575823339292%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+8); cheaper by ~€2.8M; 3 years younger.

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Heidenheim · Bundesliga · Center Back · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (78.72539013251802%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+22); cheaper by ~€6.7M; 2 years younger.

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Bafodé Diakité

Bournemouth · Premier League · Center Back · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (82.41756936940988%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+19); 8 years younger.

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Napoli · Serie A · Center Back · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (81.94170265715718%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+11); 6 years younger.

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Lisandro Martínez

Manchester Utd · Premier League · Center Back · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (81.08069855171752%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+14); 5 years younger.

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