Football Manager 2024: Best bargain signings in every position

❘ Published: 2023-10-27T11:39:15

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Competing on a budget in Football Manager 2024 is far from easy. Fortunately, the game’s database has many cheap players to add to your teams. With this in mind, here are the best bargain signings in Football Manager 2024.

Football Manager 2024 lets players take over the clubs of their choosing and guide them to glory. Sports Interactive’s latest offering brings multiple new features to the table alongside an updated database of players. Managers are free to plan the development routes of their players and even bring in new signings.

However, recruiting elite players is a complicated affair if you’re short on funds. This is where bargain signings come in, providing enough quality for relatively cheap prices.

So here are the best bargain signings in Football Manager 2024.

Signing the right players is important in Football Manager 2024.

FM24: Best bargain signings in every position

Our picks for the best bargain signings in Football Manager 24 take into account the player’s Current Ability (CA) ratings and their market values. Here are the best bargain signings in the game:

FM24: Best bargain goalkeepers

Name	Age	Club	League	Value
Andrew	22	Gil Vicente	Portuguese Premier League	£5m
Cristian Rivero	24	Valencia	Spanish First Division	£1m
David De Gea	31	N/A	Free Agent	£0
Juan Musso	29	Atalanta	Italian Serie A	£8m
Keylor Navas	36	PSG	Ligue 1 Uber Eats	£2m
Koen Casteels	30	VfL Wolfsburg	Bundesliga	£6.5m
Ignacio de Arruabarrena	26	Arouca	Portuguese Premier League	£2.6m
Ivo Grbić	27	Atletico Madrid	Spanish First Division	£3m
Sergio Rico	29	PSG	Spanish First Division	£1m
Andriy Lunin	24	Real Madrid	Spanish First Division	£3.3m

FM24: Best bargain center backs

Name	Age	Position	Club	League	Value
Matteo Darmian	33	D (RLC)/ M (R)	Inter Milan	Italian Serie A	£5m
Simon Kjær	34	D (C)	AC Milan	Italian Serie A	£2.7m
Robin Knoche	31	D (C)	Union Berlin	Bundesliga	£6.5m
Samir	28	D (C)	Tigres	Brazilian National First Division	£7m
Federico Gatti	25	D (C)	Juventus	Italian Serie A	£7m
Jaka Bijol	24	D (C)	Udinese	Italian Serie A	£9m
Juan Jesus	32	D (LC)	Napoli (Parthenope)	Italian Serie A	£4.3m
Juan Escobar	27	D (C)	Cruz Azul	Liga MX	£100k
Dória	28	D (C)	Santos Laguna	Liga MX	£1.1m
Rafael Toloi	32	D (C)	Atalanta	Italian Serie A	£4.7m

FM24: Best bargain fullbacks

Name	Age	Position	Club	League	Value
Zaidu Sanusi	26	D/WB/M (L)	FC Porto	Portuguese Premier League	£2.5m
Mërgim Vojvoda	28	D/WB/M (RL)	Torino	Italian Serie A	£4.5m
Dodo	24	D/WB (R)	Fiorentina	Italian Serie A	£9m
Christian Günter	30	D/WB (L)	SC Freiburg	Bundesliga	£6m
Jesús Gallardo	28	D/WB/AM (L)	Monterrey	Liga MX	£4m
Yago Pikachu	31	D/WB (R)/AM (RL)	Fortaleza	Brazilian National First Division	£1.6m
Nicolás Rodríguez	31	D/WB (RL)/ M (RC)	Defensor Sporting	Uruguayan First Division	£50k
Yuri	33	D/WB (L)	Athletic Bilbao	Spanish First Division	£2.7m
Santiago Arias	31	D/WB (R)	Cincinnati	MLS	£1m
Sergi Roberto	31	D/WB (R)/DM/ M (RC)	Barcelona	Spanish First Division	£8m

FM24: Best bargain central midfielders

Name	Age	Position	Club	League	Value
Dani Parejo	34	DM/AM (C)	Villarrael	Spanish First Division	£9.25m
Henrikh Mkhitaryan	34	DM/AM (C)	Inter Milan	Italian Serie A	£4.5m
Ivan Rakitic	35	DM/AM (C)	Sevilla	Spanish First Division	£4m
Giacomo Bonaventura	33	AM (C)	Fiorentina	Italian Serie A	£3.5m
Idrissa Gueye	33	DM	Everton	English Premier Division	£9m
Saul	28	DM/M (RLC)	Atletico Madrid	Spanish First Division	£8m
Rade Krunić	29	DM/AM (C)	AC Milan	Spanish First Division	£10m
David Lopez	33	D (C)/DM	Girona	Spanish First Division	£4m
Patrick Berg	25	DM	Bodø/Glimt	Norwegian Premier Division	£7m
José Campaña	30	DM/AM (C)	N/A	Free Agent	£0m
Javier Pastore	34	AM (LC)	N/A	Free Agent	£0m
Josip Mišić	29	DM	Dinamo	Croatian First League	£3.8m
Oscar Trejo	35	AM (C)	Vallecano	Spanish First Division	£1m
Lewis Ferguson	23	DM/ AM (C)	Bologna	Italian Serie A	£7m
Carles Aleñá	25	AM (C)	Getafe	Spanish First Division	£8m

FM24: Best bargain wingers

Name	Age	Position	Club	League	Value
Lucas Vázquez	32	D/WB/AM (R)	Real Madrid	Spanish First Division	£9.5m
Angel Di Maria	35	AM (RLC)/F (C)	Benfica	Portuguese Premier League	£9m
Riccardo Orsolini	26	AM (R)	Bologna	Italian Serie A	£9.25m
Willian	34	AM (RLC)	Fulham	English Premier Division	£3m
Facundo Torres	23	AM RLC	Orlando City	MLS	£7.5m
Roberto Alvarado	24	AM (RL)	Chivas	Liga MX	£4.5m
Alejandro Zendejas	25	AM (RLC)	Club América	Liga MX	£30k
Robert Skov	27	WB (RL)/ AM (R)	Hoffenheim	Bundesliga	£4.4m
Derlis Gonzalez	29	AM (RLC)/F (C)	Olimpia	Paraguay First Division	£750k
Casper Tengstedt	23	AM RLC/F (C)	Benfica	Portuguese Premier League	£2.9m

FM24: Best bargain strikers

Name	Age	Position	Club	League	Value
Talisca	29	AM (RC)/F (C)	Al-Nassr	Saudi Professional League	£7.5m
Martin Braithwaite	32	AM (RL)/ ST	Espanyol	Spanish First Division	£6.5m
Luis Muriel	32	ST	Atalanta	Italian Serie A	£3.5m
Arthur Cabral	32	ST	Benfica	Portuguese Premier League	£6.75m
Michail Antonio	33	AM (R)/ ST	West Ham	English Premier Division	£6m
Germán Berterame	24	ST	Monterrey	Liga MX	£1m
Sergio Araujo	31	AM (LC)/F (C)	AEK Athens	Greece Super League 1	£6m
Michael Olunga	29	ST	Al-Duhail	Qatar Stars League	£8m
Borja Mayoral	26	ST	Getafe	Spanish First Division	£7.5m
Yussuf Poulsen	29	AM (R)/ST	RB Leipzig	Bundesliga	£4.9m

Those were the best bargain signings to make in Football Manager 2024. For more on football simulation titles, check out our other guides: