Football Manager 2024is an incredibly in-depth football game that allows you to experience a virtual version of being the head coach of a professional football team. This game immerses you in the world of football in many ways. One of the most popular attractions is signing players for your team.
Sometimes, this can be a straightforward case ofscouting a player, throwing cash at their parent club, and acquiring said player. However, if you are the manager of a smaller club with limited funding, you may find this challenging to accomplish. Luckily, just like in real football, you can always find quality players on the free agents' list for no cost other than their wages.
Dribbling (15), Flair (16), and Strength (16)
Wage Demands
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Tanguy Coulibaly is a French footballer who can play as a winger on either side of the pitch. He primarily plays as an out-and-out winger with attacking instructions and uses his pace to beat defenders.
Acceleration (14), Pace (14), and dribbling (13)
Nemanja Jovic is a young Serbian winger who plays his best football as a winger or inverted winger with attacking instructions. Jovic is only 20 at the start of the game and has a lot of well-rounded attributes that make him a must-have, especially as a free agent.
As a signing, Jovic would best suit a Road to Glory save. He is young, talented, and costs no money at all. He has all the makings of a player that can stay with your RTG team from start to finish, growing into a superstar and a club legend. Alternatively, you could get the player for free, train him up for a season or two, and then sell him to a bigger club for a massive fee.
Aggression (16), Flair (15) and Off The Ball (14)
Durmisi is a solid wide player who primarily features as a left-back or left-wing-back. At 29, Durmisi is in his prime, with great, well-rounded stats and room for a bit more growth.
The best part about Durmisi is the potential profit you could make by having him as part of the team for two seasons and selling him on as a 31-year-old wingback in his prime for a substantial fee.
Determination (20), Work Rate (20), and Natural Fitness (19)
Despite being one of the oldest players on this list, Fabio Quagliarella is also one of the most impressive. A 40-year-old striker can only offer a season or two of top-quality football and should be signed only as a last resort.
However, if you sign Quagliarella, you will be treated to one of the most potent and physically dominant strikers on the free agent list. This player has nearly maxed out stats across the board for everything regarding physicality and goalscoring, making him the perfect go-to striker in a crisis.
Flair (15), Technique (15), and Off The Ball (14)
Luan Silva is a 23-year-old Brazilian footballer who plays primarily as an attacking midfielder and striker. At the game’s start, he is a free agent and could be a beneficial addition to your Road to Glory team.
Silva has a lot of room to grow and, at such a young age, can continue to develop and get better throughout your road to glory. On the other hand, you could also improve his stats over two seasons and then sell him on for a profit to improve your funds and go after players you really want.
2Jesse Lingard
Best Stats
Natural Fitness (17), Off The Ball (17), and Team Work (16)
Jesse Lingard was once hailed as the future of English football, but now he’s 29 and without a club. Nevertheless, Lingard’s quality is undeniable, and it is safe to say that he is one of the best potential free-agent signings available at the start of the game.
He is in his prime at 29 and has the stats to match. He is also incredibly versatile and can play in several attacking positions, including the wings and through the middle, as an attacking midfielder and can fit into almostany tactical setup. Your creativity and goal-scoring threat will significantly increase with Lingard on your team.
Reflexes (19), Agility (17), and Natural Fitness (17)
For many years, David De Gea was among the best goalkeepers in the world and could still go down in history as one of the greatest goalkeepers in football history. However, he can’t do that if he’s stuck as a free agent. That’s where you come in.
Everyone knows how important it is to have a good goalkeeper between the sticks when it counts, and signing De Gea will allow you to have one of the best goalkeepers as your last line of defense against goals. De Gea has a lot of great stats and is among the best goalkeepers in the game, and at 32 as a goalkeeper, he is still very much in his prime and could still improve.
Despite being a free agent, players like David De Gea who have just separated from a big club may have very high wage demands beyond the capabilities of most minor clubs.
