- 14 January
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CONFIRMED: John Buckley signs for Al-Kholood.
Al-Kholood beats Sheff Wed to sign John Buckley. Blackburn accepts their €1.2M offer for the midfielder, ending the rumour of John Buckley moving to Sheff Wed.
Despite ongoig transfertalk, the probability of John Buckley transferring to Sheff Wed appears very low, with only 9% change of the deal goung trough. Here is why.
Comparable age to previously attracted players
Comparable potential to previously attracted players
Missing star player in position on team
Few better competitors for position (Josh Windass, Barry Bannan )
Not many competitors with higher Potential (Josh Windass, Barry Bannan )
Missing potential star player in position
Some direct competitors for position (Barry Bannan )
Comparable quality to previously attracted players
Little chance of further development
More expensive than previously attracted players
Al-Kholood beats Sheff Wed to sign John Buckley. Blackburn accepts their €1.2M offer for the midfielder, ending the rumour of John Buckley moving to Sheff Wed.

Sheffield Wednesday are aiming to snap up Swansea City target John Buckley on loan.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
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58.3
72.4
|
Nils Rossen
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SC Telstar
|
€1.3M |
|
58.3
69.7
|
Nikolas Sattlberger
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Genk
|
€4.6M |
|
58.2
60.5
|
Rodrigo Saravia
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Belgrano | €1M |
|
58.2
60.8
|
Yassin Oukili
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Casa
|
€1M |
|
58.2
61.1
|
Hiroki Akiyama
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Darmstadt
|
€0.9M |
|
58.1
58.8
|
Lucas Ventura
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Hapoel Be'er Sheva
|
€1.1M |
|
58.1
58.1
|
Nicolas Höfler
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SC Freiburg
|
€0.3M |
|
58.1
62.1
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Yegor Tverdokhlib
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LNZ Cherkasy
|
€1.3M |
| Player | From / To | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sammie Szmodics
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11-08-2024 | Report | |
Igor Tyjon
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27-05-2024 | Report | |
Adam Wharton
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22-10-2023 | Report | |
Isaac Hayden
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31-08-2023 | Report | |
Ashley Famiwuya
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23-07-2023 | Report | |
Thomas Kaminski
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20-06-2023 | Report | |
Mattie Pollock
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19-01-2023 | Report | |
T. Edun
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05-01-2023 | Report |
Al-Kholood
The Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) is calculated by the Player Valuation Model, that calculates the accurate transfer fee for a given player.
John Buckley (ENG) is a a holding midfielder and currently plays for Al-Kholood. John Buckley is 26 years old (1999/10/13) and he is 173cm tall. His preferred foot is Right. His jersey number is 21. John Buckley has also been used as a box to box midfielder, an advanced playmaker, a ball winning midfielder and as a deep lying playmaker.
John Buckley's current transfer value is between €1M and €1.6M. His last transfer was from Blackburn to Al-Kholood in 2025. Al-Kholood paid Blackburn €1.2M for John Buckley.
John Buckley latest transfers and transfer rumours, season statistics and career statistics are available on FootballTransfers.
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