7 transfer-listed players you should sign in Football Manager 2022

The anticipation and excitement when you load up a new game of Football Manager is brilliant.

You imagine all the success that you’ll bring your new team in Football Manager 2022 and the players you’ll develop along the way but then, disaster; you have a tiny budget and no one wants to sign for you.

After a few months, your form has gone to pot and the board are breathing down your neck. This wasn’t the fun you were expecting.

Football Manager can be an unforgiving game but through some clever wheeling and dealing you can help yourself out as much as possible.

Something often overlooked is that right at the very start of the game some players are always transfer listed, somewhat reflecting their real-life situation.

So we’ve compiled a list of seven of the best players who are transfer-listed at the start of FM22 that could help your side out.

We’ve included a variety of price points and wage levels so that there should be a hidden gem for everyone, no matter your save game.

Note: All info is correct as of starting a new game on 29/01/2022.

Perhaps the perfect mid-table Premier League signing, Loftus-Cheek usually starts the game listed for sale by Chelsea.

It represents Loftus-Cheek’s real-life position on the fringes of Chelsea’s squad, but the 25-year-old has some stats that should have you pulling the trigger on a deal to sign him.

Well-rounded physicals featuring 16 strength, good on-the-ball numbers including 15 technique along with a solid 13 finishing makes him a good Premier League player able to play a variety of roles through the middle of the park.

Chelsea should only need £10million to let him go, making him an affordable backup option or starter for most sides. The main issue is his £150,000-a-week wages,