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Replace Maxime Estève

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 Burnley would lose

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

Goals

0

Assists

0

G+A

0

Shots

10

SoT

1

Crosses

6

Fouls won

12

Tackles won

27

Interceptions

37

Attack

0

Creation

0

Progression

83

Role score

69

Transfer fit

78

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Paris Saint-Germain · Ligue 1 · Center Back · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (90.79134616327121%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+12).

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Angers · Ligue 1 · Center Back · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (90.70609784029192%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€18.9M.

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Thomas Kristensen

Udinese · Serie A · Center Back · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (92.71810933710722%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-16); cheaper by ~€11.4M.

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Rav van den Berg

Köln · Bundesliga · Center Back · Age 21

Strong stylistic match (91.93357787160834%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-8); cheaper by ~€14.7M; 2 years younger.

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Matthijs de Ligt

Manchester Utd · Premier League · Center Back · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (89.84029419106179%); tactical fit is good.

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Castello Lukeba

RB Leipzig · Bundesliga · Center Back · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (88.81897932555432%); tactical fit is good.

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Köln · Bundesliga · Center Back · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (87.67602828195498%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+11); cheaper by ~€19.9M.

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Villarreal · La Liga · Center Back · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (89.1569150667983%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€11.4M.

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Barcelona · La Liga · Center Back · Age 19

Strong stylistic match (91.1604830936672%); tactical fit is good; 4 years younger.

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Newcastle United · Premier League · Center Back · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (89.44099336785031%); tactical fit is good.

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Hoffenheim · Bundesliga · Center Back · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (91.88008983724117%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-21); cheaper by ~€15.3M.

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St Pauli · Bundesliga · Center Back · Age 32

Strong stylistic match (91.165231600637%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€21.5M.

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Alessandro Marcandalli

Genoa · Serie A · Center Back · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (89.31592256848924%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-14); cheaper by ~€15.6M.

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Lisandro Martínez

Manchester Utd · Premier League · Center Back · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (90.78220251652624%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-8).

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West Ham United · Premier League · Center Back · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (90.99419286612918%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-9); cheaper by ~€7.5M.

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Nottingham Forest · Premier League · Center Back · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (87.11330364831525%); tactical fit is good.

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Burnley · Premier League · Center Back · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (88.85727417474338%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€17.4M.

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Union Berlin · Bundesliga · Center Back · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (88.70052337530066%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€9.1M.

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