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Replace Santi Comesaña

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 Villarreal would lose

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

Goals

3

Assists

6

G+A

9

Shots

27

SoT

7

Crosses

12

Fouls won

28

Tackles won

25

Interceptions

31

Attack

77

Creation

60

Progression

49

Role score

61

Transfer fit

68

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Dortmund · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (81.61643702280963%); tactical fit is good; 4 years younger.

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Liverpool · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (81.17825948575516%); tactical fit is good; 4 years younger.

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Pierre Højbjerg

Marseille · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (77.27964063737218%); tactical fit is good.

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Leverkusen · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (77.85382896257065%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+10); 6 years younger.

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Manuel Locatelli

Juventus · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (75.13887699237691%); tactical fit is good; 1 years younger.

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Stuttgart · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (75.62353017557061%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€6.3M; 3 years younger.

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Jefferson Lerma

Crystal Palace · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (76.99373480451024%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-9); cheaper by ~€1M.

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Bayern Munich · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (75.74650115504802%); tactical fit is good.

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Manchester Utd · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 34

Strong stylistic match (75.72463595048241%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€1.1M.

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Rennes · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (76.11357367499889%); tactical fit is good; 2 years younger.

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Villarreal · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Reasonable profile overlap (73.51905579228313%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+8); 2 years younger.

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Mamadou Coulibaly

Monaco · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 22

Strong stylistic match (76.76427285105186%); tactical fit is good; 7 years younger.

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Kristijan Jakić

Augsburg · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 29

Reasonable profile overlap (74.90279265299412%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-12); cheaper by ~€2.8M.

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Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa

Napoli · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 30

Reasonable profile overlap (73.55594482815911%); tactical fit is good.

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Atalanta · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Reasonable profile overlap (73.91939463225488%); tactical fit is good; 3 years younger.

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Newcastle United · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 29

Reasonable profile overlap (73.66667457783618%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-9).

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Aurélien Tchouaméni

Real Madrid · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Reasonable profile overlap (74.2540045488721%); tactical fit is good; 3 years younger.

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Benjamin André

Lille · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 35

Reasonable profile overlap (73.92043029769206%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€4.3M.

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