One of the most fun activities that fans look forward to in a football or soccer game is being able to sign the best players in the world. This is no different inFootball Manager 2024. The game has a vast and complicated transfer system, which might be overwhelming for both new and returning players.
Jumping straight into the transfer market is not always a good idea, especially if you manage a road-to-glory team with limited wages and transfer funds. You can maximize the transfer mechanics during the transfer window in many ways to ensure that you get the best possible outcome from your transfer business.
8Scouting
The Best Way To Discover New Players
Most players in a game as in-depth as Football Manager have a large amount of football knowledge, which is why they would opt for a more detailed football game such as this one. With that said, no matter how extensive your football knowledge is, you may’t possibly know every single obscure lower-league footballer in the game.
This is a real shame because sometimes these lesser-known teams can be housing brilliant hidden gems. You can discover these unknown star players of the future bysending out scoutsas often as possible. This is not a surefire way to find obscure superstars, but it is certainly worth your time.
7Check For Free Agents
Save Your Funds And Get Quality Players For Free
This advice is handy for players who aremanaging smaller teamsthat do not have huge budgets. All the best players in the game cost a lot of money, and many players with high potential also cost a lot of money, leaving you with very limited options in terms of signings.
One great way to save money and still get in some great players is by checking the free agents' list as often as possible. The free agent list is where you can find players who, for some reason, wound up without a club to play for. This list of free players can sometimes have world-class players or at least very good players who can significantly improve your squad.
6Look Out For Pre-Contracts
The Best Players For Up To 80% Off
Similar to players on the free agent list, some players are on their way to becoming free agents. These players have less than one year left on their current contract and have no intention of extending the contract length.
These players are significantly cheaper than their actual value, as their parent clubs are trying to get rid of them and get some sort of profit before it’s too late. You could sign these players for a cheaper value, or you could agree to a pre-contract deal which states that the player will join your team once their contract runs out the following season, meaning you’ll only have to pay their wages.
5There’s No Shame In Signing Older Players
Much Needed Reinforcements For At Least A Season
In most cases, the best young players or players in their prime are too expensive, even for some bigger teams. A great way to combat this is by signing aging superstars like a 38-year-old Ronaldo or 39-year-old Thiago Silva, who still have great stats.
These players are much cheaper than the younger players and still have a season or two of top-quality performances to offer. If you play your cards right, you can grow your finances and sign younger players or train up hidden gems and youth academy players to take their place when they get too old.
4Try To Look Inwards
Invest In Your Youth Academy
Most players are so excited about signing their favorite football superstars that they fail to realize the potential superstars they may already have on their squad list.
Understandably, you may want to sign the biggest superstars in the sport at the moment. Still, if you’re attentive, you maydiscover hidden wonderkidsin your current squad list already; all you have to do is train them and give them opportunities to develop into the superstars you’re looking for.
3Free Up Funds
When you first take over a new club, you will quickly realize there may be a few players you can’t seem to find room for in your plans. Keeping these players on your squad is a mistake, as they’ll simply increase the size of your squad and eat into your wage budget.
Before you start bringing in new players who can play the kind of football you want, the best thing to do is to get rid of the old players on the squad first. This will give you a better grip on your finances and more freedom in your transfer and wage budget.
2Loan Players In
It is Always Cheaper To Loan In Players
When managing a small team, you don’t always need to bring in players on permanent transfer deals. There are a lot of footballers who are better than the players on your squad but not good enough to break into the starting lineup of their parent clubs.
Loaning in these players will improve your team instantly, save your transfer and wage budget, and give you at least half a season to work out the kind of players you want to bring into the squad. If you negotiate properly, loan players can also be permanently acquired for less than their value.
1Invest In Youth
Turn Your Youth Players Into Superstars
There are many ways you can invest in youth players. You can hire better coaches for the younger teams or request cash injections for their facilities. You can call youth players now and then to play in less critical matches to boost their confidence and experience, and you can loan them out so they may experience competitive first-team football.
Ultimately, building up your youth players increases their potential and makes them better positioned to develop into superstars as time goes on. If that happens, then you could sell them to other clubs for massive amounts of money or keep them and save your own money rather than going out and looking for players.
