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Chapter one · read the club

Schalke 04,read in full.

The side line up in a and sit in the table.

Chapter two · find the gap

The gaps are at and .

Biggest need · goalkeeper · too few players, ageing
Counted by where they start, its options add up to only players, veterans aside, where a squad carries . of the options are veterans, so the position needs renewing soon.
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, Robin Gosens, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Schalke 04 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

Brent Gabriël
Club
Zulte Waregem
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Zulte Waregem in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. The most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Schalke 04's minutes. Market value .
Oleksandr Kemkin
Club
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig in the past year's matches on record. The second most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Schalke 04's minutes. Market value .
Nikolaos Christogeorgos
Club
Omilos Filathlon Irakliou FC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Omilos Filathlon Irakliou FC in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. The third most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Schalke 04's minutes. Market value .

Hidden gems · young, rising

Robin Risser
Club
RC Lens
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
Aged and already a regular ( of RC Lens's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Mike Penders
Club
Chelsea FC
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm · injury risk
Why him
Aged and already a regular ( of Chelsea FC's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Robin Roefs
Club
Sunderland AFC
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
Aged and already a regular ( of Sunderland AFC's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Second need: full-back

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Nikolay Rasskazov
Club
PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays right midfield, 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 Premier Liga (ahead of ). The most valuable regular starter we found at full-back. We expect him to play of Schalke 04's minutes. Market value .
Marios Vichos
Club
APO Levadiakos Football Club
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays left midfield, left-back · left-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 League 1. The second most valuable regular starter we found at full-back. We expect him to play of Schalke 04's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Artem Machelyuk
Club
FC Kudrivka
Age
Contract
months left
Price
Plays left-back, right-back · 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 Premier Liga (ahead of ). A move that can happen: FC Kudrivka sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Schalke 04. 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.
Oleksandr Klymets
Club
Epicentr Kamyanets-Podilskyi
Age
Contract
months left
Price
Plays 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 Premier Liga. A move that can happen: Epicentr Kamyanets-Podilskyi sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Schalke 04. 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.
Imari Samuels
Club
Dundee FC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
Plays left midfield, left-back · left-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 Scottish Premiership (ahead of ). A move that can happen: Dundee FC sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Schalke 04. 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

Nico O'Reilly
Club
Manchester City
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays left-back · left-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
From full-back he sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Premier League. Aged and already a regular ( of Manchester City's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Warren Zaïre-Emery
Club
Paris Saint-Germain
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, 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 Ligue 1. Aged and already a regular ( of Paris Saint-Germain's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Myles Lewis-Skelly
Club
Arsenal FC
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays left-back · left-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
Aged and already a regular ( of Arsenal FC's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Price is our fair fee for Schalke 04 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 · Schalke 04
league points · Schalke 04
league goals scored · Schalke 04
league goals conceded · Schalke 04
recent league results, oldest first · Schalke 04
market value (Transfermarkt, as of June 2026) · Hwang Heechan

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

Chapter five · predict Saturday

Köln v Schalke 04

Köln win

Draw

Schalke 04 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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