From Aston Villa
(look on their Under 21 squad)
Joshua Webb- I have played as the Villains once or twice, and this man can become special in a heartbeat. He might not look like much, and you should be able to score this guy for cheaper than crack, but don't doubt him. By the time he is 24 he is quite the beast.
Benjamin Siegrist- A cheap GK option with some real potential to back him up. He actually is a serviceable starter right from the get-go as well!
Callum Robinson- Ok, so hopefully your version of this guy will be the same as what I got, because I got a 19 year old player with 20 determination, 16 work rate, good finishing and dribbling, plus freaky speed and stamina. He is never going to be the all-around player that some other guys will be, however he does have a very solid amount of potential. I'll be honest, if there is one guy that is probably within your price range, yet very likely to have a huge impact for you, this is your guy.
Jack Grealish- Chances are this fella wants out after the team crashed. And chances are that still makes him about 11.25million too expensive for you. The thing is that he has mad crazy potential, like more potential than Jack Wilshere. Do whatever you can to get your fingerprints on this guy. Go for a loan, get him to come on a trial, god knows just do what it takes!
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From Crystal Palace
Jon Williams (if he is a Crystal Palace man on your db).... The guy is young, he is very skilled, and he should be trying to leave the burning building that is Palace. If you can ****** this guy then you solidify your Middle for a good little while.
Brede Hangeland (DC) The guy has some age on him, but that just makes him cheap. The good news is that A) he wants out so he is even cheaper and B) The guy has the quality to star.
Jahmal Howlett-Mundle (DC) This guy is like a walmart buy. I literally snapped him up in one of my saves off of a free soely because my scout told me to. What I didn't realize was just how fantastic this guy can become. He has the potential to develop into a someone like Gary Medel.
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Some other Hidden Gems
Man City Under 18's Olivier Ntcham - might be hard to pry this guy loose of Man C, and for good reason. Just look at his physical stats and a couple of his mental abilities, now remember that he is only 16/17.....
Man City U18's Jack Byrne - this ugy usually gets dumped and is available on a free sometime during year 2. Which is amazing considering how good he can turn out to be. In one of my Irish league games I had going I just kind of signed the guy because he had been on Man City, as it turns out he was there for a reason.
Everton U18's Ryan Ledson - Jesus this guy is a beast right out of the gates, his area of greatest need is in his physical alrea, something that he will develop exponentially between now (age 16) and age 26..... That is 10 years before he even sniff's his prime and he ALREADY is incredible. Of the players I have reviewed so far, this guy is most consistently something special. In fact, by year 5 in EVERY game I have EVER played he has been among the best in the world performance wise.....
*** Note that Everton will almost ALWAYS accept an offer of 1.5 mil up front with 9-11.5 spread out over time behind it. You can probably get them to allow you a 750k intial jump if you offer them rights on the guys next sale. The real trouble is going to be to get the ******* to actually join you. If you can get his sorry *** on your team, then you just figured out your midfield for the next 14 years (on most promotion sides he is a quality year 1 starter), and I mean that quite literally. Obviously I'm big on this guy, but I can't even begin to imagine how nasty your midfield would be for the next 10 years if you could grab him and hold onto Hughes (who I think everyone over-pays for all things considered)....
- Another note, is that if you have really high reputation, and are on a team with great rep, you can literally just sign the guy off of the Everon squad and end up paying a wopping 1mill (maybe that much) in compensation....