Football Manager 2024: Best free agents & expired contracts to sign in each position

Aryan Singh
Football Manger 2024 cover art

There is no shortage of players to sign in Football Manager 2024 but financial constraints can get in the way of your squad planning. So if you’re looking for cheap options, here are the best free agents and contract expiry players in FM24.



Football Manager 2024 is the latest iteration of Sports Interactive’s popular series of football sim titles. The game brings multiple new features to the table along with an updated database full of superstars and wonderkids.

FM24 puts managers in charge of a club’s squad building and tasks them with assembling a strong group of players. Acquiring the best talents for your team can often be expensive, which makes opting for free agents a good alternative. These players are available on the cheap and can have a significant impact on your team.

On that note, here are the best free agents and contract expiry players to sign in Football Manager 2024.

Football Manager 2024 team celebrating
Assembling a team filled with great players is important in Football Manager 2024.

FM24: Best free agents and expired contract players in each position

Our picks for the best free agents and expired contract players in Football Manager 2024 take into account the player’s CA (Current Ability). Here are the best free agents in each position in the game:

FM24: Best free agent and expired contract goalkeepers

NameAgeNationality
David De Gea32Spain
Ribeiro Renan33Brazil
Oscar Ustari37Argentina
Sergio Asenjo34Spain
Timo Horn29Germany
Ziga Frelih24Slovenia
Matt Macey27England

FM24: Best free agent and expired contract fullbacks

NameAgePositionNationality
Ryan Bertrand32D/WB (L)England
Haitam Aleesami30D/WB (L)Norway
Riza Durmisi28D/WB/ M (L)Norway
Francis Guerrero26D/WB (R)Spain
Leo Gomes26D/WB (R)/ DMBrazil
Aleix Vidal33WB (R) / AM (R)Spain
Almamy Touré27D (C) / WB (R)Mali
André Almeida32WB (R)Portugal
José Pedro Fuenzalida38WB (R) / AM (R)Chile
Marvin Plattenhardt31WB (L)Germany

FM24: Best free agents and contract expiry centrebacks

NameAgePositionNationality
Eduardo Bauermann37D (C)Brazil
Jang Hyun-Soo31D (C)South Korea
Jérôme Boateng34D (C)Germany
Shkodran Mustafi30D (C)Germany
Jack O’Connell28D (C)England
Daniel Ayala31D (C)Spain
Digão35D (C)Brazil
Camilo Mancilla30D (C)Colombia
Oscar Murillo35D (C)Colombia
Liam Moore29D (C)Jamaica

FM24: Best free agent and expired contract midfielders

NameAgePositionNationality
José Campaña30DM/AM (C)Spain
Hacen24DMMauritania
Yann M’Vila33DMFrance
Adrien Silva34DMPortugal
Javier Pastore34AM (C)Argentina
Marco Benassi27AM (C)Italy
Iago Falqué33AM (C)/AM (R)Spain
Roberto Soriano32AM (C)Italy
Peter Etebo27DMNigeria
Christian Bernardi33AM (RLC)Argentina
Lucas Biglia36DMArgentina
Anderson Carvalho33DMBrazil
Ihattaren Mohammed20AM (RLC)Netherlands
Ismael28DMBrazil
Roberto Soriano31AM (C)Italy

FM24: Best free agent and expired contract wingers

NameAgePositionNationality
Jesse Lingard30AM (L)/AM (C)England
Karim Bellarabi33AM (R)Germany
Marlos35AM (R)Ukraine
Diego Perotti34AM (L)Argentina
Theo Walcott34AM (L)England
Jairo29AM (RL)Spain
Ravel Morrison29AM (LC)Jamaica
Leonardo35AM (RL)Brazil
Dario Castro22AM (R)Colombia
Nemanja Jovic19AM (RL)Slovenia

FM24: Best free agent and contract expiry strikers

NameAgePositionNationality
André Ayew33AM (R) / STGhana
Fabio Quagliarella39STItaly
Han Kwang-Song23STNorth Korea
Jefferson Duque36STColombia
Alan33STChina
Diego Rolan30AM (R) / AM (C) / STUruguay
Brian Fernandez27STArgentina
Christian Pyagbara26AM (R)/ STNigeria
Imoh Ezekiel28STNigeria
Sebastian Andersson30STSweden

Those were the best free agents and expired contract players in FM24. For more on football simulation games, check out our other guides:

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