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Replace Nabil Bentaleb

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 Lille would lose

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

Goals

2

Assists

2

G+A

4

Shots

18

SoT

6

Crosses

24

Fouls won

18

Tackles won

12

Interceptions

15

Attack

67

Creation

70

Progression

54

Role score

62

Transfer fit

60

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Giuliano Simeone

Atlético Madrid · La Liga · Attacking Midfielder · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (84.16632251820243%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+14); 8 years younger.

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Atlético Madrid · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 22

Strong stylistic match (85.54660739565487%); tactical fit is good; 9 years younger.

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Le Havre · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (83.75140541628349%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€700K; 7 years younger.

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Alexis Saelemaekers

Milan · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (81.02290825382936%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+12); 5 years younger.

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Milan · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (78.53611766028162%); tactical fit is good.

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Wolfsburg · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (79.60858613039721%); tactical fit is good; 3 years younger.

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Mattéo Guendouzi

Lazio · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (82.86590995834385%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-12); 4 years younger.

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Maxence Caqueret

Como · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (81.05685785757215%); tactical fit is good; 5 years younger.

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Villarreal · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (80.92343654803801%); tactical fit is good; 4 years younger.

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Manchester Utd · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (81.08921070688814%); tactical fit is good; 4 years younger.

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Gladbach · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (81.21454434697384%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+12); 8 years younger.

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Everton · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (79.6762366499512%); tactical fit is good; 5 years younger.

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Marcel Sabitzer

Dortmund · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 32

Strong stylistic match (79.94381815319731%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-12).

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Gladbach · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 32

Reasonable profile overlap (74.28488472619284%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+17); cheaper by ~€2.4M.

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Youri Tielemans

Aston Villa · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (75.64097589962414%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+9); 2 years younger.

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Wonderkid regen

Leverkusen · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 20

Strong stylistic match (78.92394376075902%); tactical fit is workable; upgrade on role score (+16); 11 years younger.

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Celta Vigo · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (78.62274160571141%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€1.4M; 7 years younger.

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Espanyol · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (79.59429463994209%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-13); 5 years younger.

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