← Board/player transfer · updated 04 Sept 2026· graded confirmed

Akane Okuma

Aston Villa

100%Done / awaiting official
Probability
100%
Viability
55%
can it happen structurally
Tactical fit
n/a
no expert vector yet
Financial difficulty
Medium

Why this score?

Probability60100|Viability555504 Sept 2026

Window close: a completed transfer confirms this move. Graded confirmed.

Score movement

  1. 04 Sept 202660100Window close: a completed transfer confirms this move. Graded confirmed.
  2. 06 Aug 20265760An agreement is reported to be close
  3. 31 Jul 20265857An agreement is reported to be close
  4. 21 Jul 202658An agreement is reported to be close

How the number is built

Source reliabilityEmpirical×0.28
+24 pts
Independent confirmationEmpirical×0.16
+3 pts
Reported deal stageEmpirical×0.14
+14 pts
Buying-club needExpert-assigned×0.12
+6 pts
Financial feasibilityExpert-assigned×0.10
+4 pts
Player opennessExpert-assigned×0.08
+4 pts
Window timingDerived×0.06
+2 pts
Contract situationDerived×0.06
+3 pts
Market oddsUnavailable×0.00
+0 pts
Probability61%

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 · Aston Villa

Stated needs
CM, LW
Budget (est.)
€60m
Wage headroom
40/100
PSR pressure
80/100

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

See Aston Villa’s Possible XI →

Evidence timeline

  1. 21 Jul 2026Tier 2BBC Sportpolled

    Japan goalkeeper Okuma signs for Aston Villa

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