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Chapter one · read the club

Levante,read in full.

Luís Manuel Ferreira de Castro's side line up in a and sit in the table.

Chapter two · find the gap

The gaps are at and .

Biggest need · defensive midfield · 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, Oriol Rey, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Levante in strength the best option there is typically worth .
Second need · full-back · 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, Manuel Sánchez, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Levante in strength the best option there is typically worth . 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: defensive midfield

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Robin Fellhauer
Club
FC Augsburg
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield, right midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for FC Augsburg in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Oriol Rey () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at defensive midfield. We expect him to play of Levante's minutes. Market value .
Marc Aguado
Club
Elche CF
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · left-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for Elche CF in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Oriol Rey () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at defensive midfield. We expect him to play of Levante's minutes. Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down. Market value .
Marko Stamenić
Club
Swansea City
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Swansea City in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Oriol Rey () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at defensive midfield. Transfermarkt lists league minutes for him last season. We expect him to play of Levante's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Miguel Chaiwa
Club
Hibernian FC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Hibernian FC in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Oriol Rey () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Hibernian FC sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Levante. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Ignacio Saavedra
Club
FK Sochi
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for FK Sochi in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Oriol Rey () for a starting place. A move that can happen: FK Sochi sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Levante. The second 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.
Fredrik Hammar
Club
KV Mechelen
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for KV Mechelen in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Oriol Rey () for a starting place. A move that can happen: KV Mechelen sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Levante. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Justin Janssen
Club
FC Nordsjaelland
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Oriol Rey () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FC Nordsjaelland's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Philip Brittijn
Club
Fortuna Sittardia Combinatie
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Oriol Rey () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Fortuna Sittardia Combinatie's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Alex Opoku Sarfo
Club
FK Nizhny Novgorod
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Oriol Rey () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FK Nizhny Novgorod's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Second need: full-back

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Antonino Gallo
Club
US Lecce
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays left-back · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A creative full-back: in the top of full-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for chances created ( league season). He would compete with Jeremy Toljan () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at full-back. We expect him to play of Levante's minutes. Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down. Market value .
Olivier Deman
Club
SV Werder Bremen
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays left midfield, left-back · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
From full-back he sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Bundesliga. That is more than Jeremy Toljan, the last of Levante's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. The second most valuable regular starter we found at full-back. We expect him to play of Levante's minutes. Market value .
Arkadiusz Pyrka
Club
FC St. Pauli
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays right midfield, right-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
From full-back he 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 Jeremy Toljan () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at full-back. We expect him to play of Levante's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Mithat Pala
Club
Caykur Rizespor
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, right-back · right-footed · cm
Why him
He has not set up a league goal in the matches on record, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Super Lig. That is more than Jeremy Toljan, the last of Levante's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. A move that can happen: Caykur Rizespor sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Levante. 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.
Denys Kuzyk
Club
LNZ Cherkasy
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays left-back, right midfield · two-footed · cm · caps
Why him
From full-back he sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Premier Liga. That is more than Jeremy Toljan, the last of Levante's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. A move that can happen: LNZ Cherkasy sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Levante. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Dmitriy Pestryakov
Club
Akron Togliatti
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays right winger, right-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
From full-back he sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Premier Liga. That is more than Jeremy Toljan, the last of Levante's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. A move that can happen: Akron Togliatti sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Levante. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Colby Donovan
Club
Celtic FC
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays right-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Jeremy Toljan () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Celtic FC's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Filip Lissah
Club
Swansea City
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays left-back, right-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He has not set up a league goal in the matches on record, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Scottish Premiership. He would compete with Jeremy Toljan () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Swansea City's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Valy Konaté
Club
Cercle Brugge
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Jeremy Toljan () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Cercle Brugge's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Price is our fair fee for Levante 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 · Levante
league points · Levante
league goals scored · Levante
league goals conceded · Levante
recent league results, oldest first · Levante
appointed head coach of Levante · Luís Manuel Ferreira de Castro

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

Chapter five · predict Saturday

Real Sociedad v Levante

Real Sociedad win

Draw

Levante 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

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