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Ibrahim Mbaye

Paris Saint-Germain Arsenal

43%Active interest
Probability
43%
Viability
69%
can it happen structurally
Tactical fit
n/a
no expert vector yet
Financial difficulty
Medium

Why this score?

Probability43|Viability6905 Aug 2026

  • An agreement is reported to be close
  • This fills a stated squad need of the buying club
  • The player is being pursued by more than one club

Score movement

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

  1. 05 Aug 202643An agreement is reported to be close · This fills a stated squad need of the buying club · The player is being pursued by more than one club

How the number is built

Source reliabilityEmpirical×0.28
+11 pts
Independent confirmationEmpirical×0.16
+3 pts
Reported deal stageEmpirical×0.14
+12 pts
Buying-club needExpert-assigned×0.12
+10 pts
Financial feasibilityExpert-assigned×0.10
+6 pts
Player opennessExpert-assigned×0.08
+4 pts
Window timingDerived×0.06
+5 pts
Market oddsUnavailable×0.06
+0 pts
Competing destinations9 pts
Probability43%

Source reliability uses reporter tier only — no source here has the ≥ 10 graded outcomes needed to trust its record yet. Market odds are unavailable in v1, so scores cap below 100.

Player

Position
RW, ST
Age
18
Nationality
France
Contract until
30 Jun 2028
Market value
€25m
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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Competing for Ibrahim Mbaye

The player is credibly linked to more than one club. These are mutually exclusive outcomes — he can sign for only one — so each probability carries a competing-destinations penalty. They are not normalised to sum to 100.

Evidence timeline

  1. 05 Aug 2026Tier 4London Evening Standardpolled

    Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal book Guimaraes medical, Vinicius talks, Mbaye bid

    medical · near completetone: cautiousvia rule-based:v1source