Replacement finder

Replace Granit Xhaka

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

1

Assists

6

G+A

7

Shots

21

SoT

5

Crosses

99

Fouls won

40

Tackles won

33

Interceptions

29

Attack

38

Creation

58

Progression

68

Role score

55

Transfer fit

71

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Elliot Anderson

Nottingham Forest · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (88.85628435661225%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+19); 10 years younger.

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Cristian Cásseres Jr.

Toulouse · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (87.92810658511952%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+16); cheaper by ~€4.2M; 7 years younger.

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Hamburger SV · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (86.36660450351705%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+16); cheaper by ~€6.4M; 5 years younger.

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Monaco · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 22

Strong stylistic match (86.50747133097096%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+29); 11 years younger.

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Fulham · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (85.73104456570454%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+11); 4 years younger.

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Mainz 05 · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 32

Strong stylistic match (85.12154521175135%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€9M; 1 years younger.

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Union Berlin · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 32

Strong stylistic match (84.17246973436754%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€8M; 1 years younger.

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Jan-Niklas Beste

Freiburg · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (82.58563950542467%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+26); cheaper by ~€3.1M; 6 years younger.

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Leeds United · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (83.69252660876123%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+17); 5 years younger.

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Gladbach · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 32

Strong stylistic match (79.55307692448254%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+24); cheaper by ~€7.5M; 1 years younger.

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Crystal Palace · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (81.88610507326817%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€5.1M; 2 years younger.

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Milan · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 40

Strong stylistic match (83.88791558309885%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€6.2M.

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Maximilian Arnold

Wolfsburg · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (81.28870674149884%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€6.4M; 2 years younger.

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Robin Fellhauer

Augsburg · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (83.3076373205753%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€8M; 5 years younger.

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Espanyol · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (82.77423616888775%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+15); 9 years younger.

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Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta

Athletic Club · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 32

Strong stylistic match (79.89094586543318%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€8.3M; 1 years younger.

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Santiago Colombatto

Oviedo · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (81.56698962876624%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€7.5M; 4 years younger.

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Osasuna · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (81.0208634536329%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€8.7M; 2 years younger.

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