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Replace Ernest Poku

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

5

Assists

5

G+A

10

Shots

27

SoT

9

Crosses

13

Fouls won

17

Tackles won

9

Interceptions

8

Attack

87

Creation

76

Progression

45

Role score

61

Transfer fit

55

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Barcelona · La Liga · Attacking Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (78.15999680754732%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+14).

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Liverpool · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (76.6644926684606%); tactical fit is good.

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Eintracht Frankfurt · Bundesliga · Attacking Midfielder · Age 20

Reasonable profile overlap (73.88930884056083%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+9); 2 years younger.

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Dortmund · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Reasonable profile overlap (74.53570668860733%); tactical fit is good.

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Stuttgart · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Reasonable profile overlap (74.47966552923234%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€17M.

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Alberto Moleiro

Villarreal · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 22

Reasonable profile overlap (73.2112490854914%); tactical fit is good.

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Paris Saint-Germain · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 21

Reasonable profile overlap (73.60009880003103%); tactical fit is good; 1 years younger.

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Assan Ouedraogo

RB Leipzig · Bundesliga · Attacking Midfielder · Age 20

Reasonable profile overlap (71.62263359371931%); tactical fit is good; 2 years younger.

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Giuliano Simeone

Atlético Madrid · La Liga · Attacking Midfielder · Age 23

Reasonable profile overlap (69.64303636325894%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+15).

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Barcelona · La Liga · Attacking Midfielder · Age 23

Reasonable profile overlap (70.55297660915397%); tactical fit is good.

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Manchester Utd · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 23

Reasonable profile overlap (71.0046030862585%); tactical fit is good.

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Bayern Munich · Bundesliga · Attacking Midfielder · Age 24

Reasonable profile overlap (68.8940621896491%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+19).

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Bayern Munich · Bundesliga · Attacking Midfielder · Age 29

Reasonable profile overlap (72.85995573677033%); tactical fit is workable; upgrade on role score (+10).

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Bayern Munich · Bundesliga · Attacking Midfielder · Age 18

Reasonable profile overlap (71.2451953053911%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+8); 4 years younger.

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Manchester City · Premier League · Attacking Midfielder · Age 22

Reasonable profile overlap (68.04713022551326%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+13).

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Takumi Minamino

Monaco · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (75.32926878156155%); tactical fit is workable; cheaper by ~€7.5M.

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Youssouf Fofana

Milan · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Reasonable profile overlap (73.3897719085832%); tactical fit is good.

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Paris Saint-Germain · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Reasonable profile overlap (71.53708605723216%); tactical fit is good.

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