← Board/player transfer · updated 31 Jul 2026

Arne Engels

Celtic West Ham

22%Possible
Probability
22%
Viability
58%
can it happen structurally
Tactical fit
n/a
no expert vector yet
Financial difficulty
Medium

Why this score?

Probability22|Viability5831 Jul 2026

  • A source has denied / contradicted this
  • A formal bid has been reported

Score movement

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

  1. 31 Jul 202622A source has denied / contradicted this · A formal bid has been reported

How the number is built

Source reliabilityEmpirical×0.28
+21 pts
Independent confirmationEmpirical×0.16
+3 pts
Reported deal stageEmpirical×0.14
+0 pts
Buying-club needExpert-assigned×0.12
+6 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
Contradiction penalty22 pts
Probability22%

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

Player not resolved to a known squad — scored on reporting signals only.

Buying club

Buying club not resolved.

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

Evidence timeline

  1. 31 Jul 2026Tier 2BBC Sportpolled

    Celtic reject West Ham Engels bid and confirm Johnston interest

    denial · contradictedtone: definitivevia llm:llama-3.3-70b-versatilesource
Arne Engels to West Ham — 22% likely · TransferSignal