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Chapter one · read the club

Espanyol,read in full.

Manolo González's side line up in a and sit in the table.

Chapter two · find the gap

The gaps are at and .

Biggest need · goalkeeper · too few players, below its rivals, ageing
Counted by where they start, its options add up to only players, veterans aside, where a squad carries . The best of them, Ángel Fortuño Viñas, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Espanyol in strength the best option there is typically worth . of the options are veterans, so the position needs renewing soon.
Second need · central midfield · below its rivals
The best of them, Pol Lozano, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Espanyol in strength the best option there is typically worth .

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: goalkeeper

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Yehvann Diouf
Club
OGC Nice
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for OGC Nice in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Ángel Fortuño Viñas () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Espanyol's minutes. Market value .
Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro
Club
AZ Alkmaar
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for AZ Alkmaar in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Ángel Fortuño Viñas () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Espanyol's minutes. Market value .
Leo Kokubo
Club
Sint-Truidense VV
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for Sint-Truidense VV in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Ángel Fortuño Viñas () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Espanyol's minutes. Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Nazar Domchak
Club
Karpaty Lviv
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Karpaty Lviv in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Ángel Fortuño Viñas () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Karpaty Lviv sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Espanyol. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Bernardo
Club
CD Tondela
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for CD Tondela in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Ángel Fortuño Viñas () for a starting place. A move that can happen: CD Tondela sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Espanyol. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Ivan Pakholyuk
Club
Kolos Kovalivka
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Kolos Kovalivka in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Ángel Fortuño Viñas () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Kolos Kovalivka sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Espanyol. The third 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.

Second need: central midfield

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Michel Adopo
Club
Cagliari Calcio
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Serie A (ahead of ). He would compete with Edu Expósito () for a starting place. Closest in style: A. Král and S. Berge. The most valuable regular starter we found at central midfield. We expect him to play of Espanyol's minutes. Market value .
Jon Moncayola
Club
CA Osasuna
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
In style he is in the top of midfielders in Europe's biggest leagues for tackles and the top for chances created ( league season). Next to Edu Expósito, the last of Espanyol's regular starters there (a creative midfielder), he would add tackles: he is ahead of of midfielders in Europe's biggest leagues for it, Edu Expósito ahead of . The second most valuable regular starter we found at central midfield. We expect him to play of Espanyol's minutes. Market value .
Johann Lepenant
Club
FC Nantes
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for FC Nantes in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Edu Expósito () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at central midfield. We expect him to play of Espanyol's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Iván Martín
Club
Racing de Santander
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays attacking midfield, central midfield · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A deep-lying playmaker: in the top of midfielders in Europe's biggest leagues for passes and the top for dribbles completed ( league season). Next to Edu Expósito, the last of Espanyol's regular starters there (a creative midfielder), he would add passes: he is ahead of of midfielders in Europe's biggest leagues for it, Edu Expósito ahead of . Closest in style: Hugo Sotelo. A move that can happen: Racing de Santander sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Espanyol. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Pablo Torre
Club
RCD Mallorca
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays attacking midfield, central midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in La Liga. That is more than Edu Expósito, the last of Espanyol's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. A move that can happen: RCD Mallorca sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Espanyol. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Taichi Fukui
Club
FC Arouca
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Liga Portugal. He would compete with Edu Expósito () for a starting place. A move that can happen: FC Arouca sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Espanyol. 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 him
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 Edu Expósito () 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 him
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 Edu Expósito () 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 him
He would compete with Edu Expósito () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of PFK CSKA Moskva's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Price is our fair fee for Espanyol 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 · Espanyol
league points · Espanyol
league goals scored · Espanyol
league goals conceded · Espanyol
recent league results, oldest first · Espanyol
appointed head coach of Espanyol · Manolo González

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

Chapter five · predict Saturday

Racing de Santander v Espanyol

Racing de Santander win

Draw

Espanyol 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.

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