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Replace Federico Valverde

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

5

Assists

8

G+A

13

Shots

51

SoT

22

Crosses

30

Fouls won

14

Tackles won

25

Interceptions

25

Attack

69

Creation

63

Progression

39

Role score

55

Transfer fit

65

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Mario Pašalić

Atalanta · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (83.7218472961298%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-9); cheaper by ~€108.8M.

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Youssouf Fofana

Milan · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (79.90312667491999%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€89M.

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Liverpool · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (79.55030124731562%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€11M; 4 years younger.

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Freiburg · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (79.62552338128963%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€97.4M; 3 years younger.

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Khéphren Thuram

Juventus · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (79.22391707146943%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€78M; 2 years younger.

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

Strong stylistic match (78.2852318091831%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€14M; 1 years younger.

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Como · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 21

Strong stylistic match (75.89366392906051%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+22); cheaper by ~€74M; 6 years younger.

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Barcelona · La Liga · Attacking Midfielder · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (76.11073999473635%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+13); cheaper by ~€13M; 4 years younger.

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Angers · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (76.524809012922%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€111.4M; 4 years younger.

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Weston McKennie

Juventus · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Reasonable profile overlap (74.10127969300413%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€85M.

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Brest · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (75.36484497858369%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+13); cheaper by ~€108.4M; 4 years younger.

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Barcelona · La Liga · Attacking Midfielder · Age 28

Reasonable profile overlap (71.54514106968236%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+20); cheaper by ~€58M.

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Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Inter · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 37

Strong stylistic match (77.42156594439207%); tactical fit is workable; upgrade on role score (+16); cheaper by ~€112.6M.

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Manchester Utd · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Reasonable profile overlap (73.33508289311109%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+8); cheaper by ~€88M.

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Bournemouth · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 19

Strong stylistic match (77.93272988435041%); tactical fit is workable; cheaper by ~€77M; 8 years younger.

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Bayern Munich · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 31

Reasonable profile overlap (74.70774625984063%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€102.3M.

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Piotr Zieliński

Inter · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 32

Strong stylistic match (76.2449212067508%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€105.7M.

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Aleksandr Golovin

Monaco · Ligue 1 · Attacking Midfielder · Age 29

Reasonable profile overlap (71.59849293256762%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€98.5M.

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