← Board/player transfer · updated 29 Jul 2026

Thomas Partey

Villarreal Newcastle United

58%Active interest
Probability
58%
Viability
61%
can it happen structurally
Tactical fit
n/a
no expert vector yet
Financial difficulty
Medium

Why this score?

Probability58|Viability6129 Jul 2026

  • An agreement is reported to be close
  • The player is entering the final window of their contract

Score movement

Not enough score events to chart yet — movement appears here as evidence accrues.

  1. 29 Jul 202658An agreement is reported to be close · The player is entering the final window of their contract

How the number is built

Source reliabilityEmpirical×0.28
+21 pts
Independent confirmationEmpirical×0.16
+3 pts
Reported deal stageEmpirical×0.14
+14 pts
Buying-club needExpert-assigned×0.12
+5 pts
Financial feasibilityExpert-assigned×0.10
+5 pts
Player opennessExpert-assigned×0.08
+4 pts
Window timingDerived×0.06
+5 pts
Market oddsUnavailable×0.06
+0 pts
Probability57%

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
CDM, CM
Age
33
Nationality
Ghana
Contract until
30 Jun 2026
Market value
€5m
Preferred foot
right

Buying club · Newcastle United

Stated needs
RW, CB
Budget (est.)
€80m
Wage headroom
50/100
PSR pressure
75/100

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

See Newcastle United’s Possible XI →

Evidence timeline

  1. 29 Jul 2026Tier 2BBC Sportpolled

    Newcastle sign Spurs forward Thomas

    official · officialtone: definitivevia llm:llama-3.3-70b-versatilesource