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Replace Marco Palestra

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 Cagliari would lose

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

Goals

1

Assists

4

G+A

5

Shots

29

SoT

7

Crosses

106

Fouls won

108

Tackles won

35

Interceptions

19

Attack

44

Creation

66

Progression

90

Role score

62

Transfer fit

72

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Wonderkid regen

Manchester Utd · Premier League · Attacking Midfielder · Age 21

Strong stylistic match (79.17186312598074%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+10).

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Hannibal Mejbri

Burnley · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (80.47576332440657%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€14.3M.

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Elche · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (78.45059302456077%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+11); cheaper by ~€25.8M.

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Bruno Guimarães

Newcastle United · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (76.53693156815422%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+17).

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Roma · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 22

Strong stylistic match (75.48165120436988%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+9).

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Milan · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (77.08136393117167%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€8M.

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Carlos Álvarez

Levante · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 22

Reasonable profile overlap (74.528112839963%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€15.5M.

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Valentín Barco

Strasbourg · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 21

Reasonable profile overlap (72.41174268457014%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+17); cheaper by ~€4M.

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Real Sociedad · La Liga · Attacking Midfielder · Age 24

Reasonable profile overlap (74.47496922346565%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+13).

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Oviedo · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (77.61447317866413%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€29.6M.

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Everton · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (76.9368812125255%); tactical fit is workable; upgrade on role score (+8); cheaper by ~€5M.

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Juanlu Sánchez

Sevilla · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 22

Reasonable profile overlap (73.10136008442595%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€16.4M.

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Bologna · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (77.19759319499965%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-12); cheaper by ~€14.3M.

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Espanyol · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Reasonable profile overlap (73.79430124334291%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€27.8M.

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Santiago Colombatto

Oviedo · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (78.44982599017449%); tactical fit is workable; weaker role score (-8); cheaper by ~€27.9M.

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Alavés · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 32

Strong stylistic match (78.62967603182307%); tactical fit is workable; cheaper by ~€29.7M.

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Alexis Saelemaekers

Milan · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Reasonable profile overlap (73.22928577223273%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+12); cheaper by ~€5M.

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Miguel Gutiérrez

Napoli · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Reasonable profile overlap (74.48219364032437%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€12.5M.

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