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Chapter one · read the club

Torino,read in full.

Ignazio Abate's side line up in a and sit in the table.

Chapter two · find the gap

The gaps are at and .

Biggest need · full-back · 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 · centre-forward · below its rivals, ageing
The best of them, Giovanni Simeone, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Torino 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

Jordan Teze
Club
AS Monaco
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 Ligue 1 (ahead of ). He would compete with Niccolò Fortini () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at full-back. We expect him to play of Torino's minutes. Market value .
Arsène Kouassi
Club
FC Lorient
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays left midfield · 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 Ligue 1. He would compete with Niccolò Fortini () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at full-back. We expect him to play of Torino's minutes. Market value .
Quentin Merlin
Club
Stade Rennais FC
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 Ligue 1. He would compete with Niccolò Fortini () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at full-back. We expect him to play of Torino's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Bart van Rooij
Club
FC Twente Enschede
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, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Eredivisie. He would compete with Niccolò Fortini () for a starting place. A move that can happen: FC Twente Enschede sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Torino. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Omar El Hilali
Club
RCD Espanyol Barcelona
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays right-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A defensive full-back: in the top of full-backs in Europe's biggest leagues for tackles, the top for share of duels won and the top for interceptions ( league season). He would compete with Niccolò Fortini () for a starting place. Closest in style: Viti Rozada and Lucas Rosa. A move that can happen: RCD Espanyol Barcelona sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Torino. 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.
Harrison Burrows
Club
Sheffield United
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays left-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 Niccolò Fortini () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Sheffield United sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Torino. Transfermarkt lists league minutes for him last season. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Kyriani Sabbe
Club
Club Brugge KV
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays 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 Jupiler Pro League. He would compete with Niccolò Fortini () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Club Brugge KV's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Mahamadou Nagida
Club
Stade Rennais FC
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays left midfield, right-back · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Niccolò Fortini () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Stade Rennais FC's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Thierry Small
Club
Preston North End
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays left midfield, right midfield · 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 Championship. He would compete with Niccolò Fortini () 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.

Second need: centre-forward

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Pau Víctor
Club
SC Braga
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-forward · right-footed · cm
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Liga Portugal. That is more than Giovanni Simeone, the last of Torino's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. The most valuable regular starter we found at centre-forward. We expect him to play of Torino's minutes. Market value .
Vladyslav Vanat
Club
Girona FC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-forward · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in La Liga (ahead of ). He would compete with Giovanni Simeone () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at centre-forward. We expect him to play of Torino's minutes. Market value .
Maksim Glushenkov
Club
AO FK Zenit Sankt-Peterburg
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays right winger, second striker · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Premier Liga. That is more than Giovanni Simeone, the last of Torino'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-forward. We expect him to play of Torino's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Gabriel Silva
Club
CD Santa Clara
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-forward, left winger · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Liga Portugal (ahead of ). He would compete with Giovanni Simeone () for a starting place. A move that can happen: CD Santa Clara sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Torino. 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.
Cláudio Braga
Club
Heart of Midlothian FC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-forward · right-footed · cm
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Scottish Premiership. He would compete with Giovanni Simeone () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Heart of Midlothian FC sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Torino. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Yanis Begraoui
Club
GD Estoril Praia
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-forward · two-footed · cm
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Liga Portugal. That is more than Giovanni Simeone, the last of Torino's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. A move that can happen: GD Estoril Praia sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Torino. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Viktor Dadason
Club
FC Copenhagen
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-forward · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Giovanni Simeone () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FC Copenhagen's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Santiago Hidalgo
Club
FC Toulouse
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays right winger · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Ligue 1. He would compete with Giovanni Simeone () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FC Toulouse's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Jacob Ambæk
Club
Bröndby IF
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-forward · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Giovanni Simeone () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Bröndby IF's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Price is our fair fee for Torino 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 · Torino
league points · Torino
league goals scored · Torino
league goals conceded · Torino
recent league results, oldest first · Torino
appointed head coach of Torino · Ignazio Abate

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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