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Chapter one · read the club

AFC Bournemouth,read in full.

Marco Rose's side line up in a and sit in the table. His teams take of the threat in their matches and average defensive actions.

Chapter two · find the gap

The gaps are at and .

Biggest need · centre-back · too few players, below its rivals
Counted by where they start, its options add up to only players, veterans aside, where a squad carries . The best of them, António Silva, is worth ; at the clubs closest to AFC Bournemouth in strength the best option there is typically worth .
Second need · goalkeeper · ageing
AFC Bournemouth have the numbers and the level there today (Djordje Petrović, ), so the need is about the years ahead. of the options are veterans, so the position needs renewing soon.

Every position is compared with the six squads in its league closest in strength: depth, the best option's value, ageing. Players count where they actually start, not where they are listed.

Chapter three · scout the fix

Three ways to fix it.

Biggest need: centre-back

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Strahinja Pavlović
Club
AC Milan
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A front-foot defender: in the top of centre-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for tackles, the top for duels contested and the top for passes ( league season). He would compete with James Hill () for a starting place. Closest in style: C. Romero. The most valuable regular starter we found at centre-back. We expect him to play of AFC Bournemouth's minutes. Market value .
Eric García
Club
FC Barcelona
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A ball-playing centre-back: in the top of centre-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for passes, the top for tackles and the top for chances created ( league season). He would compete with James Hill () for a starting place. Closest in style: J. Lucumí and C. Romero. The second most valuable regular starter we found at centre-back. We expect him to play of AFC Bournemouth's minutes. Market value .
Cristhian Mosquera
Club
Arsenal FC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
A regular: minutes for Arsenal FC in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with James Hill () for a starting place. Closest in style: E. Cömert. The third most valuable regular starter we found at centre-back. We expect him to play of AFC Bournemouth's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Nathan Collins
Club
Brentford FC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
A covering centre-back: in the top of centre-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for blocks ( league season). He would compete with James Hill () for a starting place. Closest in style: D. O'Shea and S. van den Berg. A move that can happen: Brentford FC sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like AFC Bournemouth. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Joel Ordóñez
Club
Club Brugge KV
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Club Brugge KV in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with James Hill () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Club Brugge KV sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like AFC Bournemouth. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Giorgio Scalvini
Club
Atalanta BC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Atalanta BC in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with James Hill () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Atalanta BC sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like AFC Bournemouth. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Tylel Tati
Club
FC Nantes
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with James Hill () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FC Nantes's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Noahkai Banks
Club
FC Augsburg
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · right-footed · cm
Why him
He would compete with James Hill () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FC Augsburg's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Jon Martín
Club
Real Sociedad
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with James Hill () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Real Sociedad's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Second need: goalkeeper

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Bart Verbruggen
Club
Brighton & Hove Albion
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
A regular: minutes for Brighton & Hove Albion in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Djordje Petrović () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of AFC Bournemouth's minutes. Market value .
Diogo Costa
Club
FC Porto
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for FC Porto in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Djordje Petrović () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of AFC Bournemouth's minutes. Market value .
Gregor Kobel
Club
Borussia Dortmund
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Borussia Dortmund in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Djordje Petrović () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of AFC Bournemouth's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Robin Risser
Club
RC Lens
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for RC Lens in the past year's matches on record. That is more than Djordje Petrović, the last of AFC Bournemouth's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. A move that can happen: RC Lens sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like AFC Bournemouth. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Mile Svilar
Club
Associazione Sportiva Roma
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Associazione Sportiva Roma in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Djordje Petrović () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Associazione Sportiva Roma sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like AFC Bournemouth. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Marco Carnesecchi
Club
Atalanta BC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for Atalanta BC in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Djordje Petrović () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Atalanta BC sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like AFC Bournemouth. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Mike Penders
Club
Chelsea FC
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm · injury risk
Why him
He would compete with Djordje Petrović () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Chelsea FC's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Guillaume Restes
Club
FC Toulouse
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Djordje Petrović () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FC Toulouse's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Jonas Urbig
Club
Bayern Munich
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · two-footed · cm
Why him
He would compete with Djordje Petrović () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Bayern Munich's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Price is our fair fee for AFC Bournemouth 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.

Chapter four · check every number

Every number has a receipt.

league position · AFC Bournemouth
league points · AFC Bournemouth
league goals scored · AFC Bournemouth
league goals conceded · AFC Bournemouth
recent league results, oldest first · AFC Bournemouth
appointed head coach of AFC Bournemouth · Marco Rose

Verified ×2Every figure re-checked against its source · news needs an official source or two independent ones · hover any number

Chapter five · predict Saturday

Manchester United v AFC Bournemouth

Manchester United win

Draw

AFC Bournemouth win

Forecast from team ratings and chance quality, tested on two full seasons: better than a classic rating system, not yet as sharp as the bookmakers.

Chapter six · fork it

Open source. Free. Yours.

Free and open source, built only on free data and open AI. Point it at your club and check every number yourself.

github.com/delta96040/dugout Read the full dossier