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Replace Daniel Ballard

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 Sunderland would lose

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

Goals

2

Assists

0

G+A

2

Shots

26

SoT

9

Crosses

1

Fouls won

29

Tackles won

17

Interceptions

20

Attack

0

Creation

0

Progression

51

Role score

50

Transfer fit

58

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Fulham · Premier League · Center Back · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (89.34334910205132%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+12).

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Genoa · Serie A · Center Back · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (86.74524084654604%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+28); cheaper by ~€9.8M.

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Ibrahima Konaté

Liverpool · Premier League · Center Back · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (89.5772747355105%); tactical fit is good.

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Javi Rodríguez

Celta Vigo · La Liga · Center Back · Age 22

Strong stylistic match (88.83870814758015%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€7.4M; 4 years younger.

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Manchester City · Premier League · Center Back · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (84.66846963273352%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+23); 1 years younger.

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Nahuel Tenaglia

Alavés · La Liga · Center Back · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (84.91543633551834%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+28); cheaper by ~€18.8M.

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Sinaly Diomande

Auxerre · Ligue 1 · Center Back · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (84.64457469622859%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+12); cheaper by ~€16.5M; 1 years younger.

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Roma · Serie A · Center Back · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (84.07616825562515%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+12).

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Lecce · Serie A · Center Back · Age 21

Strong stylistic match (84.06252112468398%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+25); cheaper by ~€7.4M; 5 years younger.

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Leonardo Balerdi

Marseille · Ligue 1 · Center Back · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (82.3887189603424%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+23); cheaper by ~€3.8M.

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Kojo Peprah Oppong

Nice · Ligue 1 · Center Back · Age 21

Strong stylistic match (85.02668168283273%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+17); cheaper by ~€12.3M; 5 years younger.

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Crystal Palace · Premier League · Center Back · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (82.3347206493714%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+19); 1 years younger.

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Lyon · Ligue 1 · Center Back · Age 33

Strong stylistic match (88.1006554279944%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€18.9M.

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Gabriel Magalhães

Arsenal · Premier League · Center Back · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (84.83623982102873%); tactical fit is good.

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Cagliari · Serie A · Center Back · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (85.73694853761336%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€19.2M.

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Ismaëlo Ganiou

Lens · Ligue 1 · Center Back · Age 21

Strong stylistic match (82.50828788752958%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+23); cheaper by ~€12.3M; 5 years younger.

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Bournemouth · Premier League · Center Back · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (82.15532902025448%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+20); cheaper by ~€2M.

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Luka Vušković

Hamburger SV · Bundesliga · Center Back · Age 19

Strong stylistic match (85.24863329243999%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+12); 7 years younger.

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