← Board/outgoing · updated 30 Oct 2026

Junior Kroupi

Bournemouth → Arsenal

68%Advanced
Probability
68%
Viability
69%
can it happen structurally
Tactical fit
n/a
no expert vector yet
Financial difficulty
Low

Why this score?

Probability65 → 68|Viability69 → 6930 Oct 2026

  • ▪An agreement is reported to be close
  • ▪Multiple independent sources agree
  • ▪This fills a stated squad need of the buying club
  • ▪The player's preference is reported to favour the move

Score movement

  1. 30 Oct 202665 → 68An agreement is reported to be close · Multiple independent sources agree · This fills a stated squad need of the buying club · The player's preference is reported to favour the move
  2. 30 Oct 202622 → 65An agreement is reported to be close · Multiple independent sources agree · This fills a stated squad need of the buying club · The player's preference is reported to favour the move
  3. 30 Sept 202644 → 22Multiple independent sources agree · This fills a stated squad need of the buying club
  4. 04 Sept 202644 → 44Window closed with no completed deal on record for this player. Expired, not graded — no completed transfer exists either way, and our data has coverage gaps, so no source's accuracy is moved on an ambiguity.
  5. 06 Aug 202641 → 44This fills a stated squad need of the buying club
  6. 17 Jul 2026— → 41This fills a stated squad need of the buying club

How the number is built

Source reliabilityEmpirical×0.28
+11 pts
Independent confirmationEmpirical×0.16
+14 pts
Reported deal stageEmpirical×0.14
+14 pts
Buying-club needExpert-assigned×0.12
+10 pts
Financial feasibilityExpert-assigned×0.10
+8 pts
Player opennessExpert-assigned×0.08
+6 pts
Window timingDerived×0.06
+2 pts
Contract situationDerived×0.06
+2 pts
Market oddsUnavailable×0.00
+0 pts
Probability68%

Source reliability includes the graded ledger (a reporting source has ≥ 10 graded outcomes). Market odds are unavailable in v1, so scores cap below 100.

Player

Position
ST, CAM
Age
20
Nationality
France
Contract until
30 Jun 2030
Market value
€70m
Preferred foot
right

Buying club · Arsenal

Stated needs
ST, CF, CDM
Budget (est.)
€120m
Wage headroom
65/100
PSR pressure
35/100

Squad needs and financial profile are expert-assigned, not measured.

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Evidence timeline

  1. 02 Jul 2026Tier 4Football365polled

    Bournemouth reach decision on selling Eli Junior Kroupi to Tottenham or Arsenal

    monitoring · speculativetone: cautiousvia rule-based:v1source
  2. 30 Sept 2026Tier 4The Sunpolled

    Arsenal and Spurs could reignite battle for £80m-rated Kroupi as he nears return

    monitoring · speculativetone: speculativevia rule-based:v1source
  3. 30 Oct 2026Tier 4FootballTransfers.compolled

    Arsenal in dreamland as Eli Junior Kroupi makes official transfer statement

    official · officialtone: definitivevia rule-based:v1source
  4. 30 Oct 2026Tier 4LiveScorepolled

    Arsenal in dreamland as Eli Junior Kroupi makes official transfer statement

    official · officialtone: definitivevia rule-based:v1source