Probably the two best bargains I've ever had on FM. I got these two for a combined £17m:
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Holden cost £15.25m after submitting a transfer request after just one year at Leverkusen. When I put in my bid, Barca and one other big club were lurking. I offered him £10k a week more than what his agent asked for, then went away fully expecting him to sign for Barca. Especially as they offered Leverkusen £25m. But he still picked Norwich. Part of me is dreading the day when Barca inevitably come back for him, the other part is rubbing my hands and thinking about all the bags of cash they'll have to hand me.
Trinidad cost a staggering £2m from Fiorentina due to a release clause - his estimated value was about £8m even when I bid for him. He's a bit injury prone but not ridiculously so. He had a £16m release clause when he first signed for me, but I got rid of that sharpish after he made 21 assists in his first season and won Young Player of the Year.
I have an embarrassment of riches at centre forward at the moment. I also have this guy:
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whom I got on a free from Penarol of Uruguay, and is starting to show his potential (5 goals in 5 starts). I have a 19 year old Brazilian who was a cradle-****** release-clause job, already had his first cap for Brazil before he was 18, and is banging them in for the U21s. And last but not least, Charlie Austin, who is now 30 and a backup option / impact sub, but a very decent one - 8 goals from 4 starts and 7 subs this season.
