Scout52 composite data behind the biggest football transfers. Season-by-season performance, archetype evolution, and what the numbers reveal about the players behind the fees.
We ran the Ballon d'Or shortlist through the Scout52 model. Yamal (9.1) edges Kane (8.5) on league data, and the highest-rated nominee of all is Kane's Bayern teammate Michael Olise.
The first Ballon d'Or ceremony in London. When it is, how 100 journalists vote, all 30 nominees, the Kane v Yamal debate and every other award on the night.
Messi's eight, Ronaldo's five, the only goalkeeper, the youngest and oldest winners, the years that caused rows and England's 25-year wait since Michael Owen.
Elite at Salzburg, a World Cup goal at 18 and €30m to Juventus: Alajbegović's passing has carried straight into Serie A, but the goals have not followed yet.
All three goals at Anfield came after Gravenberch's red card, but the signings tell a clearer story: City's three all grade above 7, while Liverpool's best is £55m Jacquet (8.7) and £123m Barcola sits on 3.4 after 258 minutes.
Both scored v Getafe, but the data tells two stories: Gordon is Barça's Elite creator (9.6, four assists) with a Goal Threat of just 4.5, while Jesus's 8.7 rests on 122 minutes.
Palace sold Muñoz to Glasner's Forest for a reported £22m and his replacement Khalaili is out-scoring him 6.4 to 4.5, while Delap has more than doubled his Chelsea score but his Goal Threat is still only 3.0 for a club-record striker.
His late leveller in Cagliari earned a point and his last two games are his best, but on 539 minutes Kolo Muani grades S52 3.3, the lowest of Juventus's forwards, with Ball Carry the one composite that has held up at Tottenham and Juventus.
The top-scoring attacker, midfielder and defender in each league so far: Sinayoko, Cásseres, Locko, Lamine Yamal, Moleiro, Hancko, Zaccagni, Nico Paz and Hermoso, ranked against Tier 1 with age badges and archetypes still to come.
Jarrod Bowen, Derensili Sanches Fernandes and Bobby Faulkner: the standouts of three EFL divisions, three Elite archetypes, and what their scores look like a tier or two higher. Plus how Scout52's four league tiers work.
In July we called him a goal threat, not a creator. Seven England-record World Cup goals and seven La Liga games later, his chance creation is Elite. What we got right, what we got wrong, and the one area that hasn't shown up yet.
Five or six league games in, measured by the new Scout52 engine. Rogers is flying at Chelsea, Anderson and Rodri have settled straight in, Tzolis is finding the step up from Belgium hard, Barcola's goal threat hasn't shown up yet, and Baleba has yet to play.
Liverpool's second-priciest signing ever. Barcola tops both Isak and Ekitike on goal threat (9.2) and S52 (7.5) — but the finishing gap over Ekitike is slim, so £123m really buys elite passing, ceiling and a two-way game. The forward it most exposes is Isak.
Barça chased Julián Álvarez all summer; Atlético wouldn't sell, so they signed a poacher instead of a Complete Forward. Different archetypes — and Jesus's elite 10.2 goal threat is a 421-minute mirage. A cheap gamble, not a like-for-like replacement.
Brighton's model again: sell Baleba to United for £70m, sign a higher-graded Anchor 6 for £22m. Chema Andrés grades above the player he indirectly replaces (S52 6.9 vs 6.3), defends better, and at 190cm is the imposing screen Baleba isn't — plus the awkward question for United.
Two clean seasons of composite data show Enzo narrowing from box-to-box carrier to goal-scoring No.10 — elite passing the constant, finishing up, carrying and creation down. He is the upgrade on Reijnders' profile and reunites with Maresca, but he is not a Rodri replacement (that is Anderson). Where £125m actually fits City's rebuilt midfield.
The honest read: Konsa grades bottom of Arsenal's back line on the composites — this isn't a starter upgrade. But the value is specific: an elite 64% duel rate Arteta loves, genuine centre-back AND right-back cover (he played RB for England at the World Cup), and the highest availability in the group. Cover, not coronation.
Two targets, two questions. The composite model says Hall is a clean upgrade on Shaw — winning every composite, doubling him for ball-carrying, a decade younger. Baleba replacing Casemiro is the harder call: he covers the role and the age profile, but not the 11 goal contributions that walk out of the door.
Romero finally reunites with Simeone. The composite model runs him against La Liga defenders, top-five-league defenders and his similar players — and he tops the Defensive charts in all three. The twist: his Elite Anchor 6 archetype means he plays like a defensive midfielder, not just a stopper.
Enzo wants out and City are circling — but Chelsea already signed Morgan Rogers. The composite model answers both questions: Enzo tops 7 similar midfielders for score and passing, but on goals, Rogers replaces him cleanly (0.29 = 0.29 per 90, double the assists). Keep the goals, lose the deep passing.
Two out-of-form wingers, one straight swap: McNeil to Selhurst Park, Johnson to Goodison. Both grade as Advanced Playmakers, both had disrupted seasons — but the composite model gives McNeil the edge on six of seven metrics. Palace get the surer fit; Everton take the bigger gamble on Johnson's pedigree.
Villa's £59.5m club-record signing, through the composite model. One 20-year-old, three holes to plug. He nails the CM/DM base, half-covers Tielemans' box-to-box role by carrying rather than passing — but Rogers' creativity was never his job. An honest read on the rebuild.
Reputation says both giants would take the world's best controlling midfielder. The composite data disagrees. Real Madrid already own his Elite Anchor 6 profile three times over; Barcelona's deep pivot is a 19-year-old on 795 minutes. Where does Rodri actually fit — and complement?
A 35-year-old on an undisclosed fee looks like an experience buy. The composite model says otherwise: Welbeck's goal threat sits level with Watkins and Gyökeres, and above João Pedro — three strikers who cost a fortune or can't be bought at all. On goal threat per pound, one of the smartest buys of the window.
Scout52's algorithm flags Sangaré and Anderson as the most similar pair in a 7-player comparison. Same archetype, near-identical composites — at 35% of the price. Plus: why not Camara, and could Mejbri have worked?
S52 Score 7.64 — higher than every current Arsenal midfielder. Elite Box-to-Box profile with Elite Goal Threat (7.23) that none of Arsenal's current options can match. Plus: did Spurs pay too much for Fernandes?
S52 Score of 7.9 — the highest of any forward in our database. Elite in 3 of 6 composites. Would lead the Premier League in Ball Carry, Passing, Chance Creation and overall S52 Score among top 20 forwards.
Composite comparison reveals Tzolis dominates in raw numbers — but Scout52's league adjustment tells a different story. The Belgian league caveat Arsenal are betting against.
Two seasons of Scout52 composite data reveal an archetype evolution from Advanced Playmaker to Pressing Forward. What does the data say about England's most expensive player?
Scout52's comparison tool identifies Leeds' Anton Stach as the Premier League player with the most similar composite profile. Elite passing engines, different tactical deployments. Full composite breakdown.
As major transfers are confirmed this summer, each one gets the Scout52 composite treatment — season-by-season data, archetype badges, and what the numbers reveal that the fee doesn't. Follow @scout52app for the latest.
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