Best Alternatives to Sandro Tonali

Top 3 Alternatives to Sandro Tonali

1. 1.Manuel Locatelli88% DNA match·Juventus€25.0M
2. 2.Joelinton88% DNA match·Newcastle United€30.0M
3. 3.Bruno Guimarães87% DNA match·Newcastle United€75.0M

Ranked by AI DNA similarity — 768 dimensions across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.1 key passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (9.0 final-third passes/90), central to possession (71 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.3/90) and active off the ball (2.7 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. The three most similar players to Sandro Tonali by playing style are:

• Manuel Locatelli(88% match) — Locatelli has spent years being the midfielder that makes everything work without ever making the highlight reel—and the numbers finally prove why that matters. Operating in Serie A's congested midfield battles, he ranks in the top 5% for passes per 90, tackles won, press intensity, and passes into the final third simultaneously; finding a player who dominates all four categories at once is genuinely rare. The counterintuitive read here is his goal contribution figures, which look pedestrian until you understand he's essentially the engine redistributing possession upward—those 15-plus progressive passes per 90 are what create the chances others finish.
• Joelinton(88% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.0 tackles/90), heavily involved in play (55 touches/90) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.0/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up.
• Bruno Guimarães(87% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.8 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.35 goals/90), a reliable supplier (0.20 assists/90), active in the tackle (2.2 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), central to possession (73 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.6/90), active off the ball (2.6 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 20% creator in the league. However, he loses possession under pressure (1.7 dispossessed/90).

Similarity is calculated using per-90 performance data across multiple playing style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →