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As you embark on a challenging journey inFootball Manager 2024, you will need a transfer at some point. This is an inevitable fact, especially if your squad is not strong and you have had bad results lately. When fan pressure is added to these, you may make wrong decisions no matter how talented a coach you are.
Making a transfer is almost like a gamble. Because no matter how good the players are, they may not show the same performance as expected. You should do proper research, especially if you are in a club with limited salaries and transfer funds.
How Transfers Work
Transfers are strategic moves taken by teamsto strengthen their squads during the winter and summer periods, and to be successful in this simulationyou need to consider improving your squad by making new additions.However, contrary to what you might think,this is a more complicated process with many steps to pay attention to.
Scouting
Scouting Hubis the headquarters for your transferactivitiesand your single point of contact for all your scouting and player identification needs. It is not possible to know the names of all the players in the game, butyou can easily find players who are wonderkids, old, or playing in the lower leagues by using this feature,which you can accessby going to the Main Menu and then selecting Scouting.
If you want to take things a little more seriously and discover players deep in the game,you can try appointing a scout by going to theMain Menu, selecting Scouting, Recruitment Focus, and Create Recruitment Focus. This is a very broad area and will help you determine the type of player you want your scouts to go and discover, soyou can find and sign potential players by giving your scouts specific details such as age, position, and nationality.
When you desire to investigate a specific area,send a scout who is local or has knowledge of the area, so, sending an Italian scout to Spain would not be a very logical move.
Once you have found results from your scouts, you can thenfollow the discovered players by going to the Scouting Centre, and then the Recommendations panel.
Player Search
If you trust your football database,you’re able to search for the player’s name directlywithout dealing with scouting. Here, simplytype the nameof the player you wish to transfer into thesearch box located at the top of the main menu.
In addition to searching by name, you can easily find players by filteringthrough the following steps:Scouting > Players > New Search. In both cases, you canmake a transfer offerby going to theprofile of the football playeryou choose.
Making a Transfer Offer
Now that you have learned the general functioning of the transfer system, it is time to make a transfer offer. First, beginby deciding whether you want to make a transfer offer or a loan offerto a player of your choice.
When you transfer a player it signifies a permanent deal for the club, but loaning a player involves a temporary transfer from their parent club to another, typically lasting one or two years, and having rental periods as short as 6 months in some cases. In this type of transfer,when the player’s loan contract expires, he will return to the club to which he holds the rights.
If you want to buy the player, you have to pay a transfer fee to the club, but if you prefer to add one to your squad on loan,you can choose to pay a rental fee or even add a purchase option if you trust the player’s talents.
The Transfer Offer screen will allow you to create your offer in as much detail as you want, so it is entirely up to you to get a good deal according to your club’s financial situation.
you’re able to follow the offers you have made by following the steps:Main Menu > Transfers > Transfer Activity, and after your transfer offer is accepted,you can start contract negotiations with the player.
If you want to agree on a contract, there has to be an element of give-and-take with those on the other side of the table;if they’re not happy, the deal won’t happen, so you should always keep that in mind.The fundamental elements of a contract offer upon which the deal will be built indicate the player’s importance to the squad, as well asthe type, salary, length of the contract, and when it will start.
Aplayer’s salaryis oftencommensurate with his playing time; to offer him more money is to offer him a more important place in the squad. Any dealcan be sweetened with a bigger Signing On or Agent Fee, and all those commitments affect current and future budget costs,so you can convince a player of a contract offerby showing him what he could potentially earn in the form of bonus payments.
Some, like Appearance Fees, are easier to trigger than others. Clauses help to protect interests on both sides.
Elements of a deal can be deemed non-negotiable and ‘‘locked’’ into place, excluded entirely, or can be semi-negotiable,where you stress their importance but might agree to a change if another part of the deal becomes more favorable to you.
You canchange your budget at the bottom leftof the screen, which allows more flexibility when negotiating salaries or signing on fees.
Contract negotiations require some back and forth, and you’ll rarely be able to agree at the first time of asking. If you’re not satisfied, you may walk away from discussions;otherwise, attempt to agree, however long it takes.
