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Replace Pierre Højbjerg

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 Marseille would lose

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

Goals

4

Assists

5

G+A

9

Shots

46

SoT

14

Crosses

10

Fouls won

46

Tackles won

24

Interceptions

26

Attack

73

Creation

66

Progression

62

Role score

63

Transfer fit

68

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Villarreal · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (82.79002825303095%); tactical fit is good; 3 years younger.

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Stuttgart · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (82.71310597917281%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€16.8M; 4 years younger.

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Aston Villa · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (79.02679595427531%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€2.4M; 1 years younger.

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Grischa Prömel

Hoffenheim · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (78.75832778083071%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€15.3M.

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Liverpool · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (79.03117324923159%); tactical fit is good; 5 years younger.

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Santi Comesaña

Villarreal · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (77.27964063737218%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€10.5M; 1 years younger.

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Barcelona · La Liga · Attacking Midfielder · Age 28

Reasonable profile overlap (74.62415039693497%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+12); 2 years younger.

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Kristian Thorstvedt

Sassuolo · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (76.50787530409585%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€8.6M; 3 years younger.

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Dortmund · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (78.48810423658641%); tactical fit is good; 5 years younger.

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Leverkusen · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (77.04866396906593%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+8); 7 years younger.

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Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa

Napoli · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (75.25743284116905%); tactical fit is good.

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Manchester Utd · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 34

Strong stylistic match (75.51492356234573%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€11.6M.

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Albert Sambi Lokonga

Hamburger SV · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (77.91147821688521%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-12); cheaper by ~€10.7M; 4 years younger.

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Exequiel Palacios

Leverkusen · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (77.31191825098483%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-13); 3 years younger.

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Assan Ouedraogo

RB Leipzig · Bundesliga · Attacking Midfielder · Age 20

Strong stylistic match (78.17576839423076%); tactical fit is workable; 10 years younger.

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Werder Bremen · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 29

Reasonable profile overlap (73.72302673937493%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€4.5M; 1 years younger.

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Azzedine Ounahi

Girona · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Reasonable profile overlap (73.27569740069261%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+10); cheaper by ~€8.6M; 4 years younger.

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Newcastle United · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 29

Reasonable profile overlap (74.39196478291431%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-11); 1 years younger.

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