The idea behind these articles is providing quality players to teams limited funds. With that in mind, none of the players in these articles cost more than £1m.
As before, remember that player contracts have a huge impact. The fewer years left on the contract, the more likely you are to get a good deal. So if a player only has 1 year left on his contract you can get him for much less than his asking price. As such, I’ve added a column that says how many years are left on each player’s contract, and whether you can get him in the first transfer window. That’s the “Avai?” column (short for “available?”). To save space I’ve formatted it like this: Y/3 would mean yes, you can buy this player in the first window, and he has 3 years left on his contract. If it says something like “N/5″ that means he has a 5 year contract and you can’t get him at first (the “N” is because he’s just joined the club), but you may be able to get them in the next window. The ones to look out for are Y/1 or Y/0, as some players only have months left on their contracts. Players who are on loan will have a “-” in this column because information on their contracts is not available.
This has been a great year for cheap players on FIFA. So much so in fact, that I’ve had to make the minimum potential 76 (last year it was 74) because there are just so many cheap, talented players out there! So the players on these lists will have a minimum potential of 76, will cost no more than £1m and will be aged no older than 25.
Here are my recommendations:
- Luke Shaw
- Loris Benito
- Joakim Våge Nilsen
Luke Shaw is my first recommendation, and it’s not hard to see why. With potential 83 and priced at only £275,000 he’s just too much of a bargain to miss. Snap him up before someone else does.
A lot of people have been telling me about the next player – Loris Benito. Only a couple of seasons down the line and he becomes and absolute monster, with all of his physical stats either dark or light green. He’s got great potential and with his pace and strength will be extremely useful on the pitch.
My last recommendation is Joakim Våge Nilsen, who plays for FK Haugesund in the Norwegian Tippeligaen. He’s as quick as he is strong (in fact, all of his physical stats are about the same) and has a wicked shot. His crossing, passing and tackling are all good and he can take powerful free-kicks, making him a great all-rounder. He’s only got a few months left on his contract so you can get him for peanuts and he comes loaded with traits. What more can you want?
Honourable mentions go to Aurélio Saco-Vértiz for his combination of speed, strength and brilliant free kick ability, and to Cristiano Biraghi for being both pacey and having amazing stamina (92). Both are well worth considering.
Players are ordered by potential, then cost, so it should be pretty simple to find someone who meets both your budget and ability/potential requirements.
Finally, if you’ve had any experiences of good players’ prices changing wildly (especially if their price drops), please post it in the comments!
Here’s the complete list:
| Pos | Name | OVR | Pot. | Age | Cost (£) | Wages (£) | Club | Avai? | Foot | Weak foot | Skills | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | Luke Shaw | 58 | 83 | 16 | 275,000 | 2,250 | Southampton | Y/2 | Left | 3 | 2 | ||
| LB | Raphaël Guerreiro | 58 | 82 | 18 | 275,000 | 750 | SM Caen | N/3 | Left | 3 | 2 | ||
| LB | Grimaldo | 64 | 82 | 16 | 975,000 | 1,000 | FC Barcelona B | Y/4 | Left | 2 | 2 | ||
| LB | Aurélio Saco-Vértiz | 67 | 82 | 23 | 1,000,000 | 3,000 | - | Y/4 | Left | 2 | 2 | Long throw-in | Free agent |
| LB | Jack Robinson | 63 | 81 | 18 | 600,000 | 2,250 | Liverpool | Y/1 | Left | 3 | 2 | Early crosser | |
| LB | Fernando Evangelista | 64 | 81 | 20 | 1,000,000 | 2,000 | Boca Juniors | N/5 | Left | 3 | 3 | ||
| LB | Loris Benito | 57 | 80 | 20 | 275,000 | 1,250 | FC Zürich | Y/4 | Left | 3 | 2 | Early crosser | |
| LB | Benjamin Mendy | 65 | 79 | 17 | 700,000 | 1,000 | Le Havre AC | Y/2 | Left | 3 | 2 | ||
| LB | Cristiano Biraghi | 62 | 78 | 19 | 500,000 | 2,000 | Cittadella | Y/3 | Left | 4 | 2 | Long shot taker | |
| LB | Carles Planas | 65 | 78 | 21 | 750,000 | 3,000 | FC Barcelona B | Y/2 | Left | 3 | 2 | Early crosser | |
| LB | Joe Mattock | 64 | 78 | 22 | 750,000 | 3,000 | Sheffield Wednesday | N/3 | Left | 3 | 2 | Flair | |
| LB | Mário Rui | 65 | 78 | 21 | 750,000 | 1,000 | La Spezia | - | Left | 3 | 2 | On loan from Parma | |
| LB | Florentin Pogba | 62 | 77 | 21 | 500,000 | 2,000 | CS Sedan | Y/1 | Left | 3 | 2 | ||
| LB | Joakim Våge Nilsen | 67 | 77 | 21 | 850,000 | 2,000 | FK Haugesund | Y/0 | Left | 3 | 3 | Power free-kick, early crosser, long shot taker | |
| LB | Mitchell Dijks | 66 | 77 | 19 | 900,000 | 3,000 | Ajax | Y/3 | Left | 3 | 2 | ||
| LB | Jonathan Parr | 69 | 77 | 23 | 975,000 | 4,000 | Crystal Palace | Y/2 | Left | 5 | 3 | Early crosser | |
| LB | Marçal | 69 | 77 | 23 | 975,000 | 4,000 | CD Nacional | Y/3 | Left | 4 | 3 | ||
| LB | Massadio Haïdara | 69 | 77 | 19 | 1,000,000 | 4,000 | AS Nancy | Y/2 | Left | 3 | 2 | ||
| LB | Joe Walsh | 59 | 76 | 20 | 275,000 | 750 | Crawley Town | N/1 | Left | 3 | 2 | ||
| LB | Jake Bidwell | 60 | 76 | 19 | 325,000 | 750 | Brentford | - | Left | 2 | 2 | On loan from Everton | |
| LB | Denner | 63 | 76 | 18 | 450,000 | 750 | Corinthians | Y/2 | Left | 3 | 2 | ||
| LB | Alessandro Bassoli | 62 | 76 | 22 | 475,000 | 2,250 | Chievo Verona | Y/3 | Left | 3 | 2 | ||
| LB | Nicolás Tagliafico | 65 | 76 | 19 | 675,000 | 3,000 | Real Murcia CF | Y/2 | Left | 2 | 2 | ||
| LB | Giliano Wijnaldum | 64 | 76 | 19 | 675,000 | 3,000 | AZ | Y/1 | Left | 2 | 3 | Long throw-in | |
| LB | Matthew Briggs | 65 | 76 | 21 | 700,000 | 3,000 | Fulham | Y/2 | Left | 3 | 2 | ||
| LB | Francesco Renzetti | 66 | 76 | 24 | 750,000 | 3,000 | Padua | Y/1 | Left | 3 | 2 | ||
| LB | Lucas Digne | 66 | 76 | 18 | 800,000 | 2,000 | LOSC Lille | Y/4 | Left | 3 | 2 | Long throw-in | |
| LB | Florian Hartherz | 67 | 76 | 19 | 825,000 | 4,000 | Werder Bremen | Y/2 | Left | 3 | 2 | ||
| LB | Thimothée Kolodziejczak | 67 | 76 | 20 | 850,000 | 4,000 | OGC Nice | Y/4 | Left | 2 | 2 | Early crosser | |
| LB | Marvin Plattenhardt | 66 | 76 | 20 | 850,000 | 3,000 | 1. FC Nuremburg | Y/2 | Left | 3 | 2 | ||
| LB | Dodô | 66 | 76 | 20 | 850,000 | 4,000 | Roma | N/5 | Left | 4 | 3 | Injury prone | |
| LB | Eron | 67 | 76 | 20 | 850,000 | 4,000 | A. Goiânia | - | Left | 2 | 2 | Early crosser | On loan from Atl. Mineiro |
| LB | Abel Tamata | 67 | 76 | 21 | 850,000 | 4,000 | Roda JC | - | Right | 4 | 2 | On loan from PSV | |
| LB | Pape N'diaye Souaré | 66 | 76 | 22 | 850,000 | 3,000 | Stade Reims | - | Left | 2 | 2 | Long throw-in, early crosser | On loan from LOSC Lille |
| LB | Michael Lumb | 68 | 76 | 24 | 950,000 | 5,000 | Zenit | Y/0 | Left | 3 | 2 | Long throw-in | |
| LB | Markus Suttner | 68 | 76 | 25 | 950,000 | 4,000 | FK Austria | Y/4 | Left | 3 | 3 | Early crosser, long shot taker | |
| LB | Zsolt Laczkó | 68 | 76 | 25 | 950,000 | 4,000 | Sampdoria | Y/2 | Left | 4 | 2 | ||
| LB | Nikola Gulan | 68 | 76 | 23 | 975,000 | 4,000 | Modena | N/3 | Left | 3 | 3 | ||
| LB | Laurens De Bock | 69 | 76 | 19 | 1,000,000 | 4,000 | Sport. Lokeren | Y/3 | Left | 4 | 2 | Early crosser |