Football Manager 2024 Guide: Budgets, wonderkids and more!

Football Manager 2024 is here and fans of the franchise have dived straight into the world of virtual management.

The latest game has been described as the last of its kind by creators Sports Interactive, who are preparing huge changes for next year’s edition.

Whether you’re new to the game or a seasoned player, we’re on hand to offer our advice in this ultimate Football Manager 2024 guide.

Football Manager 2024 Ultimate Guide: Budgets, bargains and more!

Biggest budgets

Money makes the world go round, or so the saying goes, and it certainly helps in football management as coaches look to rebuild and repair squads.

The arrival of The Saudi Pro League as a big player in real-life football has added a new dynamic to the game, with four of the top five budgets belonging to Saudi sides.

SPL sides are not currently playable in Football Manager 2024, but they will certainly make their presence felt in the in-game transfer market.

Football Manager 2024 – The 25 biggest transfer budgets:

1. 1. 1. Al-Hilal (KSA) – Saudi Professional League – £90m
      2. Al-Ittihad – Saudi Professional League – £90m
      3. Brighton- English Premier Division – £80m
      4. Al-Nassr – Saudi Professional League -£75m
      5. Al-Ahli – Saudi Professional League – £70m
      6. Liverpool – English Premier Division – £64m
      7. Manchester City – English Premier Division – £36m
      8. Celta – Spanish First Division – £34m
      9. Ajax – Eredivisie – £30m
      10. Napoli – Italian Serie A – £30m
      11. Brentford – English Premier Division – £30m
      12. PSG – Ligue 1 Uber Eats – £26m
      13. Monaco – Ligue 1 Uber Eats – £26m
      14. West Ham – English Premier Division – £24m
      15. Real Madrid – Spanish First Division – £21m
      16. Athletic – Spanish First Division – £21m
      17. Fulham – English Premier Division – £20m
      18. Tottenham – English Premier Division – £19m
      19. FC Bayern – Bundesliga – £17m
      20. Milan – Italian Serie A – £17m
      21. Atalanta – Italian Serie A – £17m
      22. RB Leipzig – Bundesliga – £17m
      23. Kawasaki-F – J1 League – £16m
      24. Al-Shabab – Saudi Professional League – £15m
      25. FC-Tokyo – J1 League – £15m

Best Bargains – Signings under £10m

Unearthing bargains is crucial to success in Football Manager 2024, in whatever level of management. Whether you’re looking to find gems to develop and sell on for profit, or low-cost assets to build your side around, we’re on hand with some of the best signings found for under £10m.

• Valentin Barco – Boca Juniors
• Oumar Solet – Red Bull Salzburg
• Roony Bardghji – FC Copenhagen
• Facundo Torres – Orlando City
• Noah Atubolo – SC Freiburg
• Martin Baturina – Dinamo Zagreb

You can read more about our bargain signings in-depth, here – Football Manager 2024: Best signings for under £10m

Football Manager 2024 – Best Wonderkids

• • Jude Bellingham – Real Madrid
  • Jamal Musiala – Bayern Munich
  • Pedri – Barcelona
  • Eduardo Camavinga – Real Madrid
  • Gavi – Barcelona
  • Alejandro Balde – Barcelona
  • Ansu Fati – Barcelona (on loan at Brighton)
  • Nico Williams – Athletic Bilbao
  • Florian Wirtz – Bayer Leverkusen
  • Lamine Yamal – Barcelona
  • Xavi Simons – Paris Saint-Germain (on loan at RB Leipzig)
  • Yeremy Pino – Villarreal
  • Ousmane Diomande – Sporting Lisbon
  • Antonio Silva – Benfica
  • Rico Lewis – Manchester City
  • Castello Lukeba – RB Leipzig
  • Arde Guler – Real Madrid
  • Mathys Tel – Bayern Munich
  • Giovanni Reyna – Borussia Dortmund
  • Harvey Elliott – Liverpool
  • Rasmus Hojlund – Manchester United
  • Endrick – Real Madrid
  • Alejandro Garnacho – Manchester United
  • Joao Neves – Benfica
  • Javi Guerra – Valencia
  • Evan Ferguson – Brighton
  • Julio Enciso – Brighton
  • Warren Zaire-Emery – Paris Saint-Germain
  • Pape Matar Sarr – Tottenham
  • Levi Colwill – Chelsea
  • Giorgio Scalvini – Atalanta
  • Fabio Miretti – Juventus

Football Manager 2024: Five challenges to try

• The Pentagon – Win all five leading continental competitions
• Sister Club save – Win a league title with each connected club (Red Bull, City Group etc)
• Non-league to Champions League
• The Big Five – Win each of Europe’s Big Five leagues
• Save a fallen giant

You can read more on our best challenges to try, here – Football Manager 2024: Five challenges to try

Best fallen giants to rescue in Football Manager 2024:

England

• Leeds United (Championship)
• Everton (Premier League)
• Leicester (Championship)
• Sunderland (Championship)

Spain

• Valencia (La Liga)
• Deportivo La Coruna (Primera Federación)
• Malaga (Primera Federación)

Germany

• Schalke (2. Bundesliga)
• Hamburg (2. Bundesliga)

Italy

• Parma (Serie B)

France

• Saint-Etienne (Ligue 2)
• Bordeaux (Ligue 2)

Read more – Football Manager 2024: Five fallen giants to rescue

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