Dream target: Ísak Jóhannesson (1.FC Köln), who is years old. Ísak Jóhannesson plays for . Ísak Jóhannesson averages league goals per full match. Ísak Jóhannesson averages league assists per full match. Ísak Jóhannesson has more league goals and assists per full match than of players at his position in his league. Ísak Jóhannesson's comparison is within . Ísak Jóhannesson's stronger foot is his . Ísak Jóhannesson stands centimetres tall.

Biggest need: central midfield

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Rassoul Ndiaye
Club
Le Havre AC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why · He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Ligue 1 (ahead of ). He would compete with Calvin Stengs () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at central midfield. We expect him to play of AZ's minutes. Market value .
Ísak Jóhannesson
Club
1.FC Köln
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield · left-footed · cm · caps
Why · He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Bundesliga (ahead of ). He would compete with Calvin Stengs () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at central midfield. We expect him to play of AZ's minutes. Market value .
Nicolás Capaldo
Club
Hamburger SV
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, centre-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why · He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Bundesliga (ahead of ). He would compete with Calvin Stengs () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at central midfield. We expect him to play of AZ's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Marcus Linday
Club
SC Heerenveen
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm
Why · He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Eredivisie (ahead of ). He would compete with Calvin Stengs () for a starting place. A move that can happen: SC Heerenveen sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like AZ. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Ringo Meerveld
Club
SC Heerenveen
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays attacking midfield · right-footed · cm
Why · He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Eredivisie (ahead of ). He would compete with Calvin Stengs () for a starting place. A move that can happen: SC Heerenveen sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like AZ. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Kristian Hlynsson
Club
FC Twente Enschede
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays attacking midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why · He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Eredivisie. He would compete with Calvin Stengs () for a starting place. A move that can happen: FC Twente Enschede sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like AZ. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Terry Devlin
Club
Portsmouth FC
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, right-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why · He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Championship. He would compete with Calvin Stengs () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Portsmouth FC's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons. Transfermarkt lists league minutes for him last season.
Jun-ho Bae
Club
Stoke City
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays attacking midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why · He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Championship (ahead of ). He would compete with Calvin Stengs () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Stoke City's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons. Transfermarkt lists league minutes for him last season.
Henrique Carmo
Club
PFK CSKA Moskva
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays attacking midfield, right winger · left-footed · cm · caps
Why · He would compete with Calvin Stengs () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of PFK CSKA Moskva's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Second need: winger

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Tijjani Noslin
Club
Società Sportiva Lazio S.p.A.
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-forward, right winger · right-footed · cm
Why · He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Serie A. He would compete with Ayoub Oufkir () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at winger. We expect him to play of AZ's minutes. Market value .
João Batxi
Club
FK Krasnodar
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays left winger, right winger · right-footed · cm · caps
Why · He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Premier Liga. He would compete with Ayoub Oufkir () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at winger. We expect him to play of AZ's minutes. Market value .
Tom Fellows
Club
Southampton FC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays right midfield
Why · He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Championship (ahead of ). He would compete with Ayoub Oufkir () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at winger. Transfermarkt lists league minutes for him last season. We expect him to play of AZ's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Mathis Suray
Club
Go Ahead Eagles
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays left winger · right-footed · cm · caps
Why · He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Eredivisie. He would compete with Ayoub Oufkir () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Go Ahead Eagles sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like AZ. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot). Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down.
Jacob Trenskow
Club
SC Heerenveen
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays right winger · left-footed · cm
Why · He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Eredivisie. He would compete with Ayoub Oufkir () for a starting place. A move that can happen: SC Heerenveen sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like AZ. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Sondre Ørjasæter
Club
FC Twente Enschede
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays left winger · right-footed · cm · caps
Why · He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Eredivisie (ahead of ). He would compete with Ayoub Oufkir () for a starting place. A move that can happen: FC Twente Enschede sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like AZ. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Bogdan Redushko
Club
Dynamo Kyiv
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays left winger · right-footed · cm · caps
Why · He would compete with Ayoub Oufkir () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Dynamo Kyiv's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Ali Maamar
Club
RSC Anderlecht
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays left midfield, right-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why · He would compete with Ayoub Oufkir () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of RSC Anderlecht's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Runar Norheim
Club
FC Nordsjaelland
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays left midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why · He would compete with Ayoub Oufkir () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FC Nordsjaelland's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Price is our fair fee for AZ today; the likely range is where most fees for players like him have landed. Wages are not shown: no free source publishes them.

Injury risk is rated for players in Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1; Eredivisie has too little injury data to rate; other leagues have none.

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Rassoul Ndiaye has [number] months left on his contract. — it could not be confirmed