Transfer rumour: Juma Bah from Real Valladolid CF to Manchester City

Will Juma Bah leave Valladolid and join Man City?

Momentum is building for Juma Bah's transfer to Man City, as reports suggest a 63% probability of the deal moving forward. Here is why.

In the current Man City squad, there are too many direct competitors playing in the same position as Juma Bah. This reduces the chances of playing time and development.
Man City has often bought players who are approximately the same age as the current age of Juma Bah (20).
Man City has often bought players whose potential (FT Skill) is comparable to the potential of Juma Bah.

Transfer Logic score:

Pros

Comparable age to previously attracted players
Comparable potential to previously attracted players
Missing star player in position on team
Few better competitors for position (Rúben Dias, Josko Gvardiol)
Missing potential star player in position
Comparable value to previously attracted players
Comparable quality to previously attracted players

Cons

Way too many better competitors for position (Rúben Dias, Abdukodir Khusanov)
Some potentially better competitors for position (Josko Gvardiol, Rúben Dias)

Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) on X

22 Jan 2025 17:38 GMT

🚨🔵 EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City are set to sign 2004 born CB Juma Bah from Valladolid! Verbal agreement done. Understand plan could include loan move to RC Lens being discussed, excellent relationship after Khusanov deal 🟡🔴 Formal steps to follow… here we go, soon.

Alternatives of Man City

Skill / pot	Player	Team	ETV The Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) is calculated by the Player Valuation Model, that calculates the accurate transfer fee for a given player. More info
Skill / pot	Player / Team / Position	ETV The Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) is calculated by the Player Valuation Model, that calculates the accurate transfer fee for a given player. More info
65.7 66.1	Sergio Damián Barreto	Pachuca	€2.1M
65.7 65.8	Leandro Cabrera	Espanyol	€0.8M
65.6 69.6	Chrislain Matsima	Augsburg	€23.9M
65.5 67.0	Fabian Schär	Newcastle	€2.5M
65.2 65.2	Maximilian Kilman	West Ham	€14.9M
65.2 69.1	Bobby Thomas	Coventry	€10.4M
65.1 65.2	Brendan Chardonnet	Brest	€2.2M
65.0 70.1	Sheyko Studer	Independiente	€6.6M

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