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Replace Carlos Baleba

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 Brighton would lose

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

Goals

0

Assists

0

G+A

0

Shots

20

SoT

2

Crosses

0

Fouls won

24

Tackles won

21

Interceptions

28

Attack

28

Creation

23

Progression

46

Role score

40

Transfer fit

53

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Ryan Gravenberch

Liverpool · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (83.31752002651844%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+11).

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Moisés Caicedo

Chelsea · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (79.52512371938886%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+20).

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Yannik Engelhardt

Gladbach · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (81.941864742396%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€47.4M.

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Mamadou Sangare

Lens · Ligue 1 · Defensive Midfielder · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (77.12755722888392%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+24); cheaper by ~€24M.

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Osasuna · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (83.78858527976732%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€49.9M.

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Aston Villa · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (78.42081267390148%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€12M.

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Sevilla · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (79.35921484330018%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€43.9M.

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Jon Gorrotxategi

Real Sociedad · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (78.70144121999806%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€26M.

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Chelsea · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 22

Strong stylistic match (75.14358344059964%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+18); cheaper by ~€9M.

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Ebenezer Akinsanmiro

Pisa · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 21

Reasonable profile overlap (74.50825954006311%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+20); cheaper by ~€46.8M; 1 years younger.

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Laurent Abergel

Lorient · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 33

Strong stylistic match (83.35472872332484%); tactical fit is workable; cheaper by ~€50.9M.

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Le Havre · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (78.89981294485044%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€48.3M.

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Jobe Bellingham

Dortmund · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 20

Strong stylistic match (77.23707176722442%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€24M; 2 years younger.

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St Pauli · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (76.61750119784152%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+8); cheaper by ~€47.8M.

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Lecce · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (78.64187573105893%); tactical fit is workable; upgrade on role score (+11); cheaper by ~€51M.

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Köln · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (75.21358367345077%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+13); cheaper by ~€44.8M.

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Alavés · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (75.55084041016306%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+11); cheaper by ~€43.3M.

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Emirhan İlkhan

Torino · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 21

Reasonable profile overlap (73.13438407880095%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+19); cheaper by ~€47.8M; 1 years younger.

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