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Jamie Vardy → West Ham United

Cremonese · CF · 39 y/o · England

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Nicola Schira
EvidenceHIGH

VACANCY REPLACEMENT

Strong squad fit · Moderate starter path · Adds a missing CF profile

Forward roles

76POACHER62TARGET100CHANNELSHADOW
  • Poacher76
  • Target Man62
  • Channel Runner100
  • Shadow Striker—
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Jamie Vardy

CF · 39

Channel Runner81

Role Explorer composite

Secondary Poacher 61

Key traits

  • Low touches
  • Central ch.
  • Fast break

Market value

~€3–9m

VersatilityElite Specialist

What changes if he joins

CF

Current West Ham United

  1. Valentín Castellanos

    CF

With Vardy

  1. Valentín Castellanos

    CF

  2. Jamie VardyNew

    CF

Depth
1→2

Why the need exists

  • Out

    Niclas Füllkrug

    CF · Target Man

  • Out

    Callum Wilson

    CF · Channel Runner

  • Out

    Crysencio Summerville

    LW · Segundo Volante

Why this player

Role profiles

Percentile

VardyChannel RunnerCastellanosPoacher
Poacher
76th
81st
Target Man
62nd
76th
Channel Runner
100th
10th
Shadow Striker
—
82nd

What Vardy adds

  • Poacher↔
  • Channel Runner↑

Direct competition

Jamie Vardy

Channel Runner

Valentín Castellanos

Channel Runner

Channel Runner

Fast breakFB qualityCentral ch.Low touchesOpen play

Castellanos has the edge now

Tactical impact

Block Strength · Frontline

Same Match Preview unit standings. Choose who Vardy replaces.

Current

  • Felipe
  • Castellanos
  • Bowen

With Vardy

  • Felipe
  • VardyNew
  • Bowen

CREATION

CurrentLIMITED
41st
With VardyLIMITED
42nd

1V1 / CARRY

CurrentLIMITED
29th
With VardyLIMITED
33rd

BOX THREAT

CurrentAVERAGE
46th
With VardyLIMITED
21st

FINISHING

CurrentGREAT
77th
With VardyGOOD
65th

DUELS

CurrentAVERAGE
52nd
With VardyAVERAGE
51st

Peer standings, not a matchup score. block-strength-v1.2.0

Market context

  • Channel Runner (rank %)

    99thpercentile

  • Poacher (rank %)

    76thpercentile

Jamie Vardy · Channel Runner vs Poacher · compared with eligible European role peers (Serie A 25/26, min. 270′)

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Deep analysis

Why Ballity rates this move

  • DOES THE CLUB NEED HIM?

    Based on West Ham United's current depth and coverage, not on the rumour itself.

    HIGH

  • DOES THIS PROFILE EXIST?

    Few current options cover this kind of player. That is club depth, not market rarity.

    SCARCE

  • IS THERE A VACANCY?

    Jamie would step into the same CF recently vacated by Callum Wilson.

    DIRECT

  • IS HE AN UPGRADE?

    Jamie Vardy projects at CF. primary competition is the same-side position (Callum Wilson), not the opposite flank (Crysencio Summerville).

    POSSIBLE

  • CAN HE START?

    Projects at CF with Crysencio Summerville · Jarrod Bowen; Callum Wilson to competition (unit view only. not full starting-XI proof).

    COULD

  • WHO DOES HE COMPETE WITH?

    Jamie Vardy would compete directly with Valentín Castellanos for CF minutes.

    CASTELLANOS

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