Transfer Guess

What is Transfer Guess?

Transfer Guess shows you a real transfer — the fee, the selling club, the buying club — with the player's name stripped out, and asks who moved. You get three guesses, plus three optional clues: the year, the position and the nationality. The game is really about calibrating to era: fees that felt astronomical in 2008 look routine now, and the market has not moved evenly across positions.

How to play Transfer Guess

1. 1You are shown a real football transfer — the fee, the selling club, and the buying club.
2. 2Type the name of the player who made the move. Surnames are enough.
3. 3You have 3 guesses. A third wrong name ends the game.
4. 4Three clues — Year, Position, Nation — open in order whenever you want them.
5. 5Opening a clue never costs you a guess, but a solve is reported by how many you opened — solve with none for a perfect game.

Transfer Guess strategy

Date the deal first, name the player second. A twenty-five million pound fee was a marquee signing in 2005, an ordinary squad addition by 2018, and something close to a bargain now — so the number and the two clubs together usually pin the move to a particular window before you have thought about any names. Once you have the window, ask who that buying club was signing at the time and the shortlist collapses. A clue never costs you a guess, but opening even one rules out a perfect game — so if the fee and the clubs already point to someone, try that name before you open Year.

• Use the fee to date the move — a GBP30m fee in 2010 would be GBP80m+ today.
• The club pairing is a clue in itself — a well-worn route between two teams narrows the field fast.
• Free transfers and loan moves are in the mix too — a small fee doesn't mean a small name.

Transfer Guess: frequently asked questions

How does the football transfer guessing game work?

You see the two clubs involved in a transfer and the transfer fee. Guess which player made the move. You have three guesses, and you can open clues for the year, position and nationality at any time. Opening a clue never costs you a guess — a solve is reported by how few of them you needed.

Is there a daily football transfer quiz?

Yes. Football IQ publishes a new Transfer Guess game every day. Identify the player from a real transfer using clubs, fee, and optional hints. Free to play at football-iq.app.

What is Transfer Guess?

Transfer Guess is a daily football quiz where you name the player behind a real transfer. You start with the fee and both clubs, then choose whether to open clues for year, position and nationality. Three guesses, and the fewer clues you use the better the result.

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Transfer Guess is a daily football transfer quiz. Name the player behind a real transfer from the fee and the two clubs. Test your knowledge of the football transfer market.

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