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Chapter one · read the club

Feyenoord,read in full.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side line up in a and sit in the table.

Chapter two · find the gap

The gaps are at and .

Biggest need · goalkeeper · below its rivals
The best of them, Tjark Ernst, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Feyenoord in strength the best option there is typically worth .
Second 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, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Feyenoord 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

Finn Dahmen
Club
FC Augsburg
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for FC Augsburg in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Tjark Ernst () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Feyenoord's minutes. Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down. Market value .
Stanislav Agkatsev
Club
FK Krasnodar
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for FK Krasnodar in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Tjark Ernst () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Feyenoord's minutes. Market value .
Luiz Júnior
Club
Villarreal CF
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for Villarreal CF in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Tjark Ernst () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Feyenoord's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Bernt Klaverboer
Club
SC Heerenveen
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for SC Heerenveen in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Tjark Ernst () 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 Feyenoord. 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.
Gonzalo Crettaz
Club
NEC Nijmegen
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for NEC Nijmegen in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Tjark Ernst () for a starting place. A move that can happen: NEC Nijmegen sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Feyenoord. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
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 Tjark Ernst () for a starting place. A move that can happen: AZ Alkmaar sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Feyenoord. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Kurban Rasulov
Club
FK Dinamo Moskva
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Tjark Ernst () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FK Dinamo Moskva's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Ivan Pakholyuk
Club
Kolos Kovalivka
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Tjark Ernst () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Kolos Kovalivka's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Second need: centre-back

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Johan Vásquez
Club
Genoa CFC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
In style he is in the top of centre-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for duels contested, the top for interceptions and the top for blocks ( league season). He would compete with Thomas Beelen () for a starting place. Closest in style: Y. Mina and D. Coppola. The most valuable regular starter we found at centre-back. We expect him to play of Feyenoord's minutes. Market value .
Diego Costa
Club
FK Krasnodar
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for FK Krasnodar in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Thomas Beelen () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at centre-back. We expect him to play of Feyenoord's minutes. Market value .
Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal
Club
Stade Rennais FC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Stade Rennais FC in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Thomas Beelen () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at centre-back. We expect him to play of Feyenoord's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Stav Lemkin
Club
FC Twente Enschede
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for FC Twente Enschede in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Thomas Beelen () 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 Feyenoord. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Dies Janse
Club
Ajax Amsterdam
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Ajax Amsterdam in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Thomas Beelen () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Ajax Amsterdam sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Feyenoord. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Marvin Young
Club
Sparta Rotterdam
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Sparta Rotterdam in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Thomas Beelen () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Sparta Rotterdam sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Feyenoord. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Kirill Danilov
Club
PFK CSKA Moskva
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Thomas Beelen () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of PFK CSKA Moskva's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Rosen Bozhinov
Club
Pisa Sporting Club
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Thomas Beelen () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Pisa Sporting Club's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Thijmen Blokzijl
Club
FC Groningen
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Thomas Beelen () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FC Groningen's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Price is our fair fee for Feyenoord 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.

Linked in the press · most credible first · rumours, not facts · how sources compare

Chido Obi
Feyenoord have been linked with Chido Obi. The Guardian
Source
The Rumour Mill's own round-up:

Chapter four · check every number

Every number has a receipt.

league position · Feyenoord
league points · Feyenoord
league goals scored · Feyenoord
league goals conceded · Feyenoord
recent league results, oldest first · Feyenoord
appointed head coach of Feyenoord · Giovanni van Bronckhorst

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

Chapter five · predict Saturday

PSV v Feyenoord

PSV win

Draw

Feyenoord 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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