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Replace Lucas Digne

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

0

Assists

6

G+A

6

Shots

14

SoT

5

Crosses

108

Fouls won

12

Tackles won

26

Interceptions

13

Attack

93

Creation

87

Progression

58

Role score

66

Transfer fit

63

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Christian Günter

Freiburg · Bundesliga · Fullback · Age 33

Strong stylistic match (88.84500903720038%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-14); cheaper by ~€5.5M.

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Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League · Fullback · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (87.69364580186581%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+11); 6 years younger.

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Vladimír Coufal

Hoffenheim · Bundesliga · Fullback · Age 33

Strong stylistic match (84.53050936817155%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+13); cheaper by ~€4.8M.

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Emerson Palmieri

Marseille · Ligue 1 · Fullback · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (84.86772765816804%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+9); 1 years younger.

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Real Sociedad · La Liga · Fullback · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (86.7318643130026%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+11); 7 years younger.

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Le Havre · Ligue 1 · Fullback · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (86.05121260827806%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€5.7M; 4 years younger.

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Rennes · Ligue 1 · Fullback · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (87.0730718594171%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+11); 8 years younger.

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Chelsea · Premier League · Fullback · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (84.86625450751775%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+16); 6 years younger.

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Bologna · Serie A · Fullback · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (84.74959713522115%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+11); 6 years younger.

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Andrew Robertson

Liverpool · Premier League · Fullback · Age 32

Strong stylistic match (85.60944768884433%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-20).

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Mallorca · La Liga · Fullback · Age 33

Strong stylistic match (83.69861735266936%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€5.7M.

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Lecce · Serie A · Fullback · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (87.4927491791452%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-12); cheaper by ~€3.8M; 6 years younger.

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RB Leipzig · Bundesliga · Fullback · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (83.4500721273092%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+10); 4 years younger.

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Sassuolo · Serie A · Fullback · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (84.73069493038497%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-15); cheaper by ~€4.5M; 2 years younger.

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Maximilian Mittelstädt

Stuttgart · Bundesliga · Fullback · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (79.78836262246905%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+20); 3 years younger.

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Lazio · Serie A · Fullback · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (83.25554494935358%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+9); 6 years younger.

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Yukinari Sugawara

Werder Bremen · Bundesliga · Fullback · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (87.3162864530039%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-17); cheaper by ~€600K; 7 years younger.

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Brest · Ligue 1 · Fullback · Age 34

Strong stylistic match (83.3919634926554%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€5.7M.

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