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Álex Baena → Manchester City
atl-tico-madrid-tm_64681 · CM · 24 y/o · right foot · Spain
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Caughtoffside
EvidenceLIM
DEPTH REINFORCEMENT
Strong squad fit · Depth / rotation path
Midfielder roles
- Ball Winner30
- Duel Destroyer5
- Deep-Lying Playmaker—
- Creator86
- Box-to-Box—
- Box Crasher77
- Carrier27
Alex Baena
CM · 24 · right foot
Creator79
Role Explorer composite
Secondary Box Crasher 66
Key traits
- Final third
- Key passes
- Big chances
Market value
~€22–28m
35
VersatilityGreat Generalist
What changes if he joins
CM
Current Manchester City
- No current CM options on prepared evidence.
With Baena
Phil Foden
AM
Rayan Cherki
AM
Álex BaenaNew
CM · AM
- Depth
- 0→3
Why the need exists
OutBernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva
CM · Mezzala
Why this player
Role profiles
Percentile
| BaenaCreator | FodenCreator | CherkiCreator | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Winner | 30th | 18th | 7th |
| Duel Destroyer | 5th | 5th | 42nd |
| Creator | 86th | 93rd | 99th |
| Box-to-Box | — | 69th | — |
| Box Crasher | 77th | 94th | 83rd |
| Carrier | 27th | 76th | 99th |
What Baena adds
- Ball Winner↑
Direct competition
Tactical impact
Block Strength · Midfield
Same Match Preview unit standings. Choose who Baena replaces.
Current
- Foden
- Cherki
- Anderson
With Baena
- BaenaNew
- Cherki
- Anderson
PROGRESSION
CurrentGREAT
85th
With BaenaGREAT
88th
CARRYING
CurrentGREAT
87th
With BaenaELITE
90th
CREATION
CurrentELITE
98th
With BaenaELITE
96th
DEFENSIVE PRESENCE
CurrentAVERAGE
53rd
With BaenaAVERAGE
52nd
DUELS
CurrentAVERAGE
51st
With BaenaAVERAGE
49th
Peer standings, not a matchup score. block-strength-v1.2.0
Market context
Creator (rank %)
86thpercentile
Box Crasher (rank %)
77thpercentile
Alex Baena · Creator vs Box Crasher · compared with eligible European role peers (LaLiga 25/26, min. 270′)
Deep analysis
Why Ballity rates this move
DOES THE CLUB NEED HIM?
Not enough squad-structure evidence yet.
UNKNOWN
DOES THIS PROFILE EXIST?
Not enough depth evidence to judge coverage.
UNKNOWN
IS THERE A VACANCY?
Manchester City have lost depth (Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva · CM), but Álex is not a direct replacement for the players who left.
ADDS DEPTH
IS HE AN UPGRADE?
Álex Baena adds a distinct creator reading and raises competition for the same central-midfield slots.
POSSIBLE
CAN HE START?
Not a locked starter, competition for minutes
ROTATION
WHO DOES HE COMPETE WITH?
Álex Baena would compete directly with Phil Foden for CM minutes.
FODEN