ChristianEriksen, What are your thoughts on using a AMC as the F9? I started an unemployed game and let it go on for 1.5 seasons then chose a team (just so happened to be Newcastle as well, but they got relegated so lot's of good players left). Recently promoted but no "quality" players will sign obviously. I signed Thorgan Hazard thinking he could be re-trained as a ST and play in the F9 role (as it is a very creative role, no?)
The False 9 role basically evolved from having AMC types play up top so they should work very well if they have the right attributes. There aren't tons of natural ST's that have the full requirements to be a F9 unless you have tons of money to spend. Finding a workable AMC like Hazard and retraining is a great solution IMO.