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Replace Mohamed Salah

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 Liverpool would lose

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

Goals

7

Assists

7

G+A

14

Shots

68

SoT

19

Crosses

117

Fouls won

16

Tackles won

12

Interceptions

3

Attack

94

Creation

80

Progression

51

Role score

64

Transfer fit

60

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Hakan Çalhanoğlu

Inter · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 32

Strong stylistic match (84.42577421264568%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€6M; 1 years younger.

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Kevin De Bruyne

Napoli · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 34

Strong stylistic match (85.1834160902699%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€18.6M.

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Bruno Fernandes

Manchester Utd · Premier League · Attacking Midfielder · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (82.29867071910967%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+13); 2 years younger.

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Florian Thauvin

Lens · Ligue 1 · Attacking Midfielder · Age 33

Strong stylistic match (81.11186531484712%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+11); cheaper by ~€23.8M.

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Bournemouth · Premier League · Attacking Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (83.23367293518736%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€16.2M; 5 years younger.

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Mainz 05 · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (80.84624390760604%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+12); cheaper by ~€13.5M; 4 years younger.

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Leverkusen · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 33

Strong stylistic match (81.22480351490826%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€26.9M.

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Marcus Tavernier

Bournemouth · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (82.28540019420933%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€8M; 6 years younger.

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Manchester City · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (82.40436378936137%); tactical fit is good; 8 years younger.

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Fulham · Premier League · Attacking Midfielder · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (80.76942422954059%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€2M; 4 years younger.

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Leverkusen · Bundesliga · Attacking Midfielder · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (76.87580180202187%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+11); cheaper by ~€6M; 3 years younger.

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Justin Kluivert

Bournemouth · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (81.03702884285073%); tactical fit is good; 6 years younger.

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Lazar Samardzic

Atalanta · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (79.44008766703348%); tactical fit is workable; cheaper by ~€14.4M; 9 years younger.

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Ruslan Malinovskyi

Genoa · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 33

Strong stylistic match (75.93566460800494%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€26.4M.

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Freiburg · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 33

Reasonable profile overlap (73.68226064796755%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€24.4M.

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Athletic Club · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (77.82855211225936%); tactical fit is workable; upgrade on role score (+8); 10 years younger.

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Fulham · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (76.79860796617464%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-12); cheaper by ~€3M; 3 years younger.

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Brentford · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (76.75329146753813%); tactical fit is workable; upgrade on role score (+9); 9 years younger.

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