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Chapter one · read the club

Sassuolo,read in full.

The side sit in the table.

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, Sebastian Walukiewicz, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Sassuolo in strength the best option there is typically worth .
Second need · defensive midfield · below its rivals, ageing
The best of them, Luca Lipani, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Sassuolo 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: full-back

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Tajon Buchanan
Club
Villarreal CF
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 La Liga. He would compete with Ignace Van Der Brempt () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at full-back. We expect him to play of Sassuolo's minutes. Market value .
Nuno Tavares
Club
Società Sportiva Lazio S.p.A.
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays left-back · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
An overlapping dribbler: in the top of full-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for dribbles completed, the top for duels contested and the top for shots ( league season). Next to Ignace Van Der Brempt, the last of Sassuolo's regular starters there (a defensive full-back), he would add chances created: he is ahead of of full-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for it, Ignace Van Der Brempt ahead of . Closest in style: Álex Jiménez and A. Rațiu. The second most valuable regular starter we found at full-back. We expect him to play of Sassuolo's minutes. Market value .
Álex Valle
Club
Como 1907
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays left-back · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
In style he is in the top of full-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for dribbles completed and the top for passes ( league season). Next to Ignace Van Der Brempt, the last of Sassuolo's regular starters there (a defensive full-back), he would add passes: he is ahead of of full-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for it, Ignace Van Der Brempt ahead of . The third most valuable regular starter we found at full-back. We expect him to play of Sassuolo's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Enrico Delprato
Club
Parma Calcio 1913
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back, right-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He has not set up a league goal in the matches on record; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Serie A (ahead of ). He would compete with Ignace Van Der Brempt () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Parma Calcio 1913 sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Sassuolo. 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.
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). Next to Ignace Van Der Brempt, the last of Sassuolo's regular starters there (a defensive full-back), he would add chances created: he is ahead of of full-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for it, Ignace Van Der Brempt ahead of . A move that can happen: US Lecce sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Sassuolo. 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.
Tommaso Barbieri
Club
US Cremonese
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays right midfield · right-footed · cm
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 Serie A (ahead of ). He would compete with Ignace Van Der Brempt () for a starting place. A move that can happen: US Cremonese sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Sassuolo. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Odeluga Offiah
Club
Preston North End
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-back, right-back · right-footed · cm
Why him
He has not set up a league goal in the matches on record; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Championship (ahead of ). He would compete with Ignace Van Der Brempt () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Preston North End's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons. Transfermarkt lists league minutes for him last season.
Colby Donovan
Club
Celtic FC
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays right-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Ignace Van Der Brempt () 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 Ignace Van Der Brempt () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Swansea City's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Second need: defensive midfield

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Patrick Osterhage
Club
SC Freiburg
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for SC Freiburg in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Luca Lipani () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at defensive midfield. We expect him to play of Sassuolo's minutes. Market value .
Ilia Gruev
Club
Leeds United
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Leeds United in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. That is more than Luca Lipani, the last of Sassuolo'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 defensive midfield. We expect him to play of Sassuolo's minutes. Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down. Market value .
Peer Koopmeiners
Club
AZ Alkmaar
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · 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 Luca Lipani () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at defensive midfield. We expect him to play of Sassuolo's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Anthony Dennis
Club
Göztepe
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for Göztepe in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Luca Lipani () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Göztepe sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Sassuolo. 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.
Alonzo Engwanda
Club
FC Utrecht
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for FC Utrecht in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Luca Lipani () for a starting place. A move that can happen: FC Utrecht sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Sassuolo. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Antonio Blanco
Club
Deportivo Alavés
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
In style he is in the top of midfielders in Europe's biggest leagues for interceptions ( league season). He would compete with Luca Lipani () for a starting place. Closest in style: K. Phillips and Pol Lozano. A move that can happen: Deportivo Alavés sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Sassuolo. 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

Alpha Touré
Club
FC Metz
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Luca Lipani () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FC Metz's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Emirhan İlkhan
Club
Torino FC
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
That is more than Luca Lipani, the last of Sassuolo's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. Aged and already a regular ( of Torino FC's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Alejandro Rego
Club
Athletic Bilbao
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm
Why him
He would compete with Luca Lipani () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Athletic Bilbao's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Price is our fair fee for Sassuolo 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 · Sassuolo
league points · Sassuolo
league goals scored · Sassuolo
league goals conceded · Sassuolo
recent league results, oldest first · Sassuolo
market value (Transfermarkt, as of May 2026) · Jay Idzes

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

Chapter five · predict Saturday

Como v Sassuolo

Como win

Draw

Sassuolo 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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