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Chapter one · read the club

Monaco,read in full.

Filipe Luís'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, ageing
The best of them, Philipp Köhn, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Monaco in strength the best option there is typically worth . of the options are veterans, so the position needs renewing soon.
Second need · centre-back · below its rivals, ageing
The best of them, Christian Mawissa, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Monaco 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: goalkeeper

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Guillaume Restes
Club
FC Toulouse
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for FC Toulouse in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Philipp Köhn () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Monaco's minutes. Market value .
Jonas Urbig
Club
Bayern Munich
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · two-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for Bayern Munich in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Philipp Köhn () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Monaco's minutes. Market value .
Elia Caprile
Club
Cagliari Calcio
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for Cagliari Calcio in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Philipp Köhn () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Monaco's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

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 Philipp Köhn () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Sint-Truidense VV sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Monaco. 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.
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 Philipp Köhn () 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 Monaco. The second 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 Philipp Köhn () 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 Monaco. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Bernt Klaverboer
Club
SC Heerenveen
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Philipp Köhn () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of SC Heerenveen's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
André Gomes
Club
FC Alverca
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Philipp Köhn () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FC Alverca's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Kurban Rasulov
Club
FK Dinamo Moskva
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Philipp Köhn () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FK Dinamo Moskva's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Second need: centre-back

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Isak Hien
Club
Atalanta BC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A front-foot defender: in the top of centre-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for duels contested and the top for tackles ( league season). He would compete with Thilo Kehrer () for a starting place. Closest in style: Jorge Sáenz. The most valuable regular starter we found at centre-back. We expect him to play of Monaco's minutes. Market value .
Sam Beukema
Club
SSC Napoli
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · right-footed · cm
Why him
A front-foot defender: in the top of centre-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for duels contested and the top for passes ( league season). He would compete with Thilo Kehrer () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at centre-back. We expect him to play of Monaco's minutes. Market value .
Leopold Querfeld
Club
1.FC Union Berlin
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for 1.FC Union Berlin in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. That is more than Thilo Kehrer, the last of Monaco's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. The third most valuable regular starter we found at centre-back. We expect him to play of Monaco's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Ismaëlo Ganiou
Club
RC Lens
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for RC Lens in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. That is more than Thilo Kehrer, the last of Monaco'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 Monaco. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Ismaël Doukouré
Club
RC Strasbourg Alsace
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for RC Strasbourg Alsace in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. That is more than Thilo Kehrer, the last of Monaco's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. A move that can happen: RC Strasbourg Alsace sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Monaco. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
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. That is more than Thilo Kehrer, the last of Monaco's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. A move that can happen: Stade Rennais FC sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Monaco. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Ruud Nijstad
Club
FC Twente Enschede
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
That is more than Thilo Kehrer, the last of Monaco's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. Aged and already a regular ( of FC Twente Enschede's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Juan Rodríguez
Club
Cagliari Calcio
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
That is more than Thilo Kehrer, the last of Monaco's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. Aged and already a regular ( of Cagliari Calcio's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Sergi Domínguez
Club
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back · right-footed · cm
Why him
He would compete with Thilo Kehrer () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of GNK Dinamo Zagreb's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Price is our fair fee for Monaco 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 · Monaco
league points · Monaco
league goals scored · Monaco
league goals conceded · Monaco
recent league results, oldest first · Monaco
appointed head coach of Monaco · Filipe Luís

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

Chapter five · predict Saturday

Monaco v Lille

Monaco win

Draw

Lille 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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