Replacement finder

Replace Vitaly Janelt

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 Brentford would lose

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

Goals

1

Assists

4

G+A

5

Shots

12

SoT

3

Crosses

61

Fouls won

13

Tackles won

17

Interceptions

27

Attack

57

Creation

66

Progression

48

Role score

60

Transfer fit

62

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Kassoum Ouattara

Monaco · Ligue 1 · Defensive Midfielder · Age 21

Strong stylistic match (87.26908691349504%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+12); cheaper by ~€7M; 7 years younger.

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Everton · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (84.42507887880252%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+12); 3 years younger.

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Monaco · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (82.44886084039608%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+9); cheaper by ~€12.8M; 1 years younger.

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Auxerre · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 21

Strong stylistic match (85.2490891889762%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€6M; 7 years younger.

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Leverkusen · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (84.65746135131151%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€12.1M; 5 years younger.

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Lens · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 33

Strong stylistic match (84.10304738970554%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€15.3M.

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Elche · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (82.13583667920244%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€17M.

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Top-class replacement

Toulouse · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (77.80873861287597%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+19); cheaper by ~€13.2M.

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Antonio Sánchez

Mallorca · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (83.40943721596001%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-12); cheaper by ~€9.6M.

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Pisa · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (80.19635656948223%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€16.5M.

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Mikkel Damsgaard

Brentford · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (79.6375697805057%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+13); 3 years younger.

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Dimitris Giannoulis

Augsburg · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (80.22312799836376%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€15.5M.

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Real Betis · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (79.18418097572638%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+8); cheaper by ~€10.2M.

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Udinese · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 32

Strong stylistic match (83.40057237839551%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-13); cheaper by ~€15.4M.

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Leeds United · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (77.23707169052854%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+12); cheaper by ~€3.3M.

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Maximilian Arnold

Wolfsburg · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (80.24996802193314%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€14.4M.

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Hamburger SV · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (77.08005708698246%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+11); cheaper by ~€14.4M.

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Rayo Vallecano · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (81.17675325663815%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-8); cheaper by ~€16M.

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