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Chapter one · read the club

Monza,read in full.

Ivan Jurić's side line up in a and sit in the table. His teams take of the threat in their matches.

Chapter two · find the gap

The gaps are at and .

Biggest need · full-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, Samuele Birindelli, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Monza in strength the best option there is typically worth .
Second need · goalkeeper · 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, Noel Törnqvist, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Monza 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: full-back

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Callum Brittain
Club
Middlesbrough FC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays right midfield, right-back
Why him
From full-back he sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Championship. He would compete with Ricardo Mangas () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at full-back. Transfermarkt lists league minutes for him last season. We expect him to play of Monza's minutes. Market value .
Joe Scally
Club
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays 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 Ricardo Mangas () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at full-back. We expect him to play of Monza's minutes. Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down. Market value .
Nadir Zortea
Club
Bologna Football Club 1909
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays right midfield, right-back · right-footed · cm
Why him
In style he is in the top of full-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for dribbles completed and the top for shots ( league season). He would compete with Ricardo Mangas () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at full-back. We expect him to play of Monza's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

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. He would compete with Ricardo Mangas () for a starting place. 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 Monza. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Bünyamin Balcı
Club
Antalyaspor
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays right-back · right-footed · cm
Why him
From full-back he sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Super Lig. He would compete with Ricardo Mangas () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Antalyaspor sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Monza. 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.

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 Ricardo Mangas () 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 Ricardo Mangas () 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 Ricardo Mangas () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Cercle Brugge's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Second 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 Noel Törnqvist () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Monza'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 Noel Törnqvist () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Monza's minutes. Market value .
Lazar Carević
Club
FC Famalicão
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for FC Famalicão in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Noel Törnqvist () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Monza's minutes. 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 Noel Törnqvist () 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 Monza. 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 Noel Törnqvist () 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 Monza. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Patrick Sequeira
Club
Casa Pia AC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Casa Pia AC in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Noel Törnqvist () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Casa Pia AC sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Monza. 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.

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 Noel Törnqvist () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FK Dinamo Moskva's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Vladislav Torop
Club
PFK CSKA Moskva
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Noel Törnqvist () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of PFK CSKA Moskva's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Martin Delavallée
Club
Royal Charleroi Sporting Club
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Noel Törnqvist () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Royal Charleroi Sporting Club's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Price is our fair fee for Monza 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

Dele Alli
Monza have been linked with Dele Alli. The Guardian
Source
The Rumour Mill's own round-up:

Chapter four · check every number

Every number has a receipt.

league position · Monza
league points · Monza
league goals scored · Monza
league goals conceded · Monza
recent league results, oldest first · Monza
appointed head coach of Monza · Ivan Jurić

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

Chapter five · predict Saturday

Torino v Monza

Torino win

Draw

Monza 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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