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Replace Thomas Partey

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

0

Assists

0

G+A

0

Shots

11

SoT

2

Crosses

3

Fouls won

6

Tackles won

6

Interceptions

13

Attack

34

Creation

27

Progression

24

Role score

32

Transfer fit

43

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Heidenheim · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (88.17466142094828%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€800K; 7 years younger.

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Pape Demba Diop

Toulouse · Ligue 1 · Defensive Midfielder · Age 22

Strong stylistic match (84.51410260008575%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+32); 10 years younger.

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Heidenheim · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (84.7200412914608%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+9); 6 years younger.

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St Pauli · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 33

Strong stylistic match (80.54284436938102%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+14); cheaper by ~€800K.

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Aurélien Tchouaméni

Real Madrid · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (79.58092257437114%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+26); 6 years younger.

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Newcastle United · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (77.70645918760056%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+20); 3 years younger.

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Lorient · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (79.67159609478527%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+9); cheaper by ~€1.4M; 5 years younger.

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Osasuna · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (77.20200600844984%); tactical fit is good; 1 years younger.

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Bologna · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (77.69676223937105%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+12); 6 years younger.

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Maximilian Eggestein

Freiburg · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (75.91071781946636%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+12); 3 years younger.

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Manchester Utd · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 34

Reasonable profile overlap (69.58596646445281%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+34).

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Idrissa Gana Gueye

Everton · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 36

Reasonable profile overlap (72.64885748033174%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+21); cheaper by ~€1.4M.

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Jefferson Lerma

Crystal Palace · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 31

Reasonable profile overlap (71.22271357933883%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+20); 1 years younger.

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András Schäfer

Union Berlin · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Reasonable profile overlap (71.5602507953767%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+25); 5 years younger.

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Ryan Gravenberch

Liverpool · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Reasonable profile overlap (74.11679347649483%); tactical fit is workable; upgrade on role score (+19); 8 years younger.

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Laurent Abergel

Lorient · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 33

Reasonable profile overlap (72.1690869012667%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+8); cheaper by ~€300K.

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Mamadou Sangare

Lens · Ligue 1 · Defensive Midfielder · Age 23

Reasonable profile overlap (72.02920980656191%); tactical fit is workable; upgrade on role score (+32); 9 years younger.

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Han-Noah Massengo

Augsburg · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Reasonable profile overlap (74.15484995809452%); tactical fit is workable; upgrade on role score (+11); 8 years younger.

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