The cheapest 86 deal score on the board
The skouted.ai steals section is led this week by South American defenders and one goalkeeper: Lucas Antonio Verza Martinez of Olimpia, Paraguay’s most decorated club. His numbers form one of the strangest value profiles you will find anywhere.
A 72 OVR goalkeeper, 24 years old, standing between the posts for the biggest club in Paraguay, valued at less than half a million euros. The model’s reasoning is blunt: a UV score of 98 signals significant undervaluation, and with the contract expiring in three months, he is available at a discount.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| OVR | 72 |
| Age | 24 |
| Position | GK |
| Club | Olimpia (Paraguay) |
| Market value | €290K – €480K |
| UV score | 98 |
| Deal score | 86 |
| Contract | 2026 (3 months left) |
Why goalkeepers from Paraguay stay cheap
The market’s blind spot is structural. South American goalkeepers rarely move for significant fees because European clubs treat the position as low-risk to fill domestically and high-risk to import. The result is that a 24-year-old regular at a continental-level club can be priced like a fourth-division backup.
Paraguay has produced goalkeepers for decades, from José Luis Chilavert to Justo Villar to Anthony Silva. The pipeline is real. Verza is the current model’s entry in that lineage: young, starting for Olimpia, and now inside the final three months of his contract.
The three-month window
Everything about this profile is timing. If Verza runs his contract down, he becomes a free agent in December, and any club in the world can sign him for a signing bonus and wages. Olimpia know it, which is why a modest fee now probably gets a deal done.
For a mid-table European club, a second-division side in Spain, Portugal, or Scandinavia, this is a zero-downside audition. Worst case, you paid €400K for a backup goalkeeper with prime years ahead. Best case, you found a decade-long number one for the price of a squad rotation striker’s monthly wage.
AI Verdict: Strong Buy
The 86 deal score places Verza in the top tier of this week’s steals board, and he is the only goalkeeper in that tier. The model flags him as one of the most efficient acquisitions available in world football right now. The only question is which club’s scouting system is paying attention to Paraguay this autumn.
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