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Replace Douglas Luiz

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 Aston Villa would lose

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

Goals

1

Assists

0

G+A

1

Shots

6

SoT

4

Crosses

28

Fouls won

10

Tackles won

11

Interceptions

7

Attack

53

Creation

76

Progression

62

Role score

57

Transfer fit

48

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Leeds United · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (87.41897084955197%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+15); cheaper by ~€5.7M.

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Fulham · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (87.87520662157779%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+9); cheaper by ~€9.7M.

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Cristian Cásseres Jr.

Toulouse · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (87.37835290975201%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+14); cheaper by ~€14.6M; 2 years younger.

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Hamburger SV · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (85.55379417330946%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+14); cheaper by ~€16.8M.

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Jan-Niklas Beste

Freiburg · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (83.66686388695402%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+24); cheaper by ~€13.5M; 1 years younger.

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Sunderland · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 33

Strong stylistic match (89.21917259042%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€10.4M.

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Elliot Anderson

Nottingham Forest · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (85.56062786081473%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+17); 5 years younger.

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Monaco · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 22

Strong stylistic match (84.35899946613057%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+27); 6 years younger.

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Robin Fellhauer

Augsburg · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (85.25873488657852%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€18.4M.

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Union Berlin · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 32

Strong stylistic match (86.496205463685%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€18.4M.

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Pisa · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (83.01563801131496%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€18.9M.

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Everton · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (83.4595404668109%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+15); 3 years younger.

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Udinese · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (85.9082258817032%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-9); cheaper by ~€17.4M; 2 years younger.

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Toulouse · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (79.79499020525303%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+22); cheaper by ~€15.6M.

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Mikkel Damsgaard

Brentford · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (81.75881891557214%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+16); 3 years younger.

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St Pauli · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (86.08938553995203%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€18.2M; 4 years younger.

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Espanyol · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (83.41529660826225%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+13); cheaper by ~€10.2M; 4 years younger.

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Alavés · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (80.89905312958749%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+12); cheaper by ~€17.7M.

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