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Chapter one · read the club

Venezia,read in full.

Giovanni Stroppa's side line up in a and sit in the table.

Chapter two · find the gap

The gaps are at and .

Biggest need · winger · 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, Richie Sagrado, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Venezia in strength the best option there is typically worth . of the options are veterans, so the position needs renewing soon.
Second need · defensive midfield · 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, Bartol Franjić, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Venezia 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: winger

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Josh Doig
Club
US Sassuolo
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays left midfield, left-back · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for US Sassuolo in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Antoine Hainaut () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at winger. We expect him to play of Venezia's minutes. Market value .
Tobias Bech
Club
Aarhus GF
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-forward, right winger · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Aarhus GF in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Antoine Hainaut () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at winger. We expect him to play of Venezia's minutes. Market value .
Samuele Angori
Club
Pisa Sporting Club
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays left midfield · 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 Serie A (ahead of ). He would compete with Antoine Hainaut () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at winger. We expect him to play of Venezia's minutes. Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Ibrahim Said
Club
Motherwell FC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays right 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 Scottish Premiership (ahead of ). He would compete with Antoine Hainaut () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Motherwell FC sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Venezia. 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.
Denys Kuzyk
Club
LNZ Cherkasy
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays left-back, right midfield · two-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. He would compete with Antoine Hainaut () 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 Venezia. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Jérémy Livolant
Club
Casa Pia AC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays right 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 Antoine Hainaut () 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 Venezia. 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

Landerson
Club
Moreirense FC
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays left winger · right-footed · cm
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 Antoine Hainaut () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Moreirense FC's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Adedire Mebude
Club
Caykur Rizespor
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays right winger · right-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 Super Lig. He would compete with Antoine Hainaut () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Caykur Rizespor's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Jordhy Thompson
Club
FC Orenburg
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 Premier Liga. He would compete with Antoine Hainaut () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FC Orenburg's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Second need: defensive midfield

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Thomas van den Belt
Club
FC Twente Enschede
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for FC Twente Enschede in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Bartol Franjić () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at defensive midfield. We expect him to play of Venezia's minutes. Market value .
Philipp Sander
Club
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, centre-back, defensive midfield · two-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Bartol Franjić () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at defensive midfield. We expect him to play of Venezia's minutes. Market value .
Edo Kayembe
Club
Watford FC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Watford FC in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Bartol Franjić () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at defensive midfield. Transfermarkt lists league minutes for him last season. We expect him to play of Venezia's minutes. Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Malcolm Viltard
Club
FCV Dender EH
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for FCV Dender EH in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Bartol Franjić () for a starting place. A move that can happen: FCV Dender EH sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Venezia. 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.
Miguel Chaiwa
Club
Hibernian FC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Hibernian FC in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Bartol Franjić () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Hibernian FC sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Venezia. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Ignacio Saavedra
Club
FK Sochi
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for FK Sochi in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Bartol Franjić () for a starting place. A move that can happen: FK Sochi sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Venezia. 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

Alex Opoku Sarfo
Club
FK Nizhny Novgorod
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Bartol Franjić () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FK Nizhny Novgorod's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Juanse Rodríguez
Club
CD Tondela
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Bartol Franjić () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of CD Tondela's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Mahamadou Susoho
Club
Kocaelispor
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm
Why him
He would compete with Bartol Franjić () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Kocaelispor's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Price is our fair fee for Venezia 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 · Venezia
league points · Venezia
league goals scored · Venezia
league goals conceded · Venezia
recent league results, oldest first · Venezia
appointed head coach of Venezia · Giovanni Stroppa

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

Chapter five · predict Saturday

Genoa v Venezia

Genoa win

Draw

Venezia 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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