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Replace Melvin Bard

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 Nice would lose

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

Goals

2

Assists

1

G+A

3

Shots

15

SoT

5

Crosses

77

Fouls won

27

Tackles won

29

Interceptions

41

Attack

53

Creation

59

Progression

69

Role score

64

Transfer fit

71

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Villarreal · La Liga · Fullback · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (85.64762913874145%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+13); cheaper by ~€800K.

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Nottingham Forest · Premier League · Fullback · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (82.40007258067551%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+20).

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Freiburg · Bundesliga · Fullback · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (87.28429437449263%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-17); cheaper by ~€4.5M; 1 years younger.

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Nottingham Forest · Premier League · Fullback · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (86.50713687624032%); tactical fit is good.

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Mallorca · La Liga · Fullback · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (86.23790689398729%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€5.5M.

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Angers · Ligue 1 · Fullback · Age 22

Strong stylistic match (85.12121155953392%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€6.6M; 3 years younger.

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Sunderland · Premier League · Fullback · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (84.28519752791343%); tactical fit is good.

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Chelsea · Premier League · Fullback · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (84.63713753365666%); tactical fit is good; 2 years younger.

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Gladbach · Bundesliga · Fullback · Age 22

Strong stylistic match (84.42810011359879%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€3.1M; 3 years younger.

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Auxerre · Ligue 1 · Fullback · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (82.8284345836036%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€9.4M; 2 years younger.

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Alfonso Pedraza

Villarreal · La Liga · Fullback · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (82.46657145381067%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+18); cheaper by ~€7.9M.

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Oviedo · La Liga · Fullback · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (83.02923204870257%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€4.9M; 1 years younger.

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Sassuolo · Serie A · Fullback · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (85.10712277073584%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-18); cheaper by ~€5.4M; 1 years younger.

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Adrien Truffert

Bournemouth · Premier League · Fullback · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (80.99394969881939%); tactical fit is good; 1 years younger.

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Paris FC · Ligue 1 · Fullback · Age 20

Strong stylistic match (85.93796773215728%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-17); cheaper by ~€900K; 5 years younger.

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Osasuna · La Liga · Fullback · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (80.98108354255314%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+20); cheaper by ~€6.9M.

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Girona · La Liga · Fullback · Age 32

Strong stylistic match (86.10662364031845%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-11); cheaper by ~€6.7M.

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Rayo Vallecano · La Liga · Fullback · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (81.37052435276152%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€600K.

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