Welcome to the Lower League Gems for FIFA 14! If you want promising players for an absolute bargain, you’re in the right place.
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These articles aim to highlight young, high potential players that are priced at £1m or less. Most articles will showcase players with a minimum potential of 78. However, in some cases I lowered the minimum potential to 77 to ensure there were a good number of players for you to choose from.
The ‘Cost’ column refers to the price your scout will bring back after he’s looked at the player. The ‘They want’ column refers to the price you will be quoted by the team if you enquire about their player. These enquiry prices are negotiable, so don’t be afraid to bid below what they want.
Sometimes teams will refuse to quote a price for their player because he has only just joined them. In these cases, I have not given a price in the ‘They want’ column. Where this is the case, I have included a player if their scouted price is £500,000 or less, as this usually equates to a price of around £1m being quoted by the player’s team.
The ‘Avai?’ column is short for ‘Available?’ and refers to whether the player is available to buy in the first transfer window. The first letter indicates this (Y for yes, they are available and N for no, they are not), whilst the number refers to the length of their contract. The ones to watch out for here are those with Y/1 or Y/0 next to their names. This means the player’s contract is about to expire, so you should be able to get them for a discount price.
Finally, because EA release update squads every week, this could mean that some of the players listed in the article below are slightly different on your game. Furthermore, players sometimes exceed their potential, while it has been noted that occasionally players don’t grow as hoped. Therefore these stats are a guide only.
These are the right midfielders I recommend:
- Josh Murphy
- Robert Hall
- Wellington Silva
- Rachid Ghezzal
Like his brother Jacob, Josh Murphy has made my recommendations list. He’s cheap, fast, and can finish as well as dribble. Within a few years he’ll be banging in the goals. Considering you could get him and his twin for roughly £700,000 combined, I’d say he’s one you’d be foolish to pass up.
Robert Hall is second up, and he’s in the recommendation list because he has so many stats that belie his 67 OVR. 84 sprint speed, 83 balance, 70 crossing, 71 dribbling and 67 dribbling suggest a player with a higher OVR, yet your scout will tell you he’s worth less than £500,000. Although you can’t get him in the first window, make a move for him in January and you’ll have a very underrated player on your hands who will grow to a very impressive potential.
Third up is a name I’m sure many of you will recognise: Wellington Silva. This player has gained something of a cult status thanks to his 5 star skills, incredible speed (91 acceleration, 90 sprint speed) and 82 dribbling stat. Quite how he’s only rated 67 is a mystery to me, but if you’re looking for a player to cut through defences like a knife through butter, this is your man. He’s on loan in the first season, but keep an eye on him and move for him as soon as you can and you’ll have a brilliant player for a rock-bottom price.
Choice number four is Rachid Ghezzal, and he’s in here because not only is he a little different from your usual winger, but he has some real standout stats that I thought deserved to be highlighted. For a start he has 80 acceleration, 76 sprint speed and 71 strength, making him both fast and difficult to push off the ball, not a common trait for a winger. His dribbling is already 78 and his distribution is excellent, with 73 crossing and long passing. Although he’s a bit more expensive than most players in this article, he’s the one you want if you need someone who can do everything you’d want from a winger, and then a whole load more.
And for the list in full, just look below:
| Pos | Name | OVR | Pot. | Age | Cost (£) | They want (£) | Wages (£) | Club | Avai? | Foot | Weak foot | Skills | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LM | Jack Grealish | 63 | 84 | 17 | 200,000 | - | 2,250 | Notts County | - | Right | 3 | 4 | On loan from Aston Villa | |
| LM | Josh Murphy | 61 | 80 | 18 | 140,000 | 650,000 | 2,250 | Norwich City | Y/4 | Left | 2 | 3 | ||
| LM | Luca Crecco | 60 | 80 | 17 | 140000 | 725,000 | 2,250 | Lazio | Y/4 | Left | 2 | 2 | ||
| LM | Robert Hall | 67 | 80 | 19 | 450,000 | - | 6,000 | Bolton | N/3 | Left | 4 | 3 | Flair | |
| LM | Wellington Silva | 67 | 80 | 20 | 500,000 | - | 10,000 | Real Murcia CF | - | Right | 3 | 5 | Speedster, acrobat, flair | On loan from Arsenal |
| LM | Dorian Klonaridis | 67 | 79 | 20 | 500,000 | - | 6,000 | Panathinaikos | N/4 | Left | 4 | 2 | ||
| LW | Tiécoro Keita | 60 | 78 | 19 | 140,000 | 400,000 | 2,000 | EA Guingamp | Y/2 | Left | 2 | 3 | ||
| LM | Mattia Aramu | 61 | 78 | 18 | 140,000 | - | 2,250 | Torino | N/3 | Left | 3 | 3 | ||
| LW | Edison Flores | 64 | 78 | 19 | 325,000 | 725,000 | 4,000 | Villarreal CF | Y/3 | Left | 4 | 3 | ||
| LM | Ryan Thomas | 64 | 78 | 18 | 325,000 | - | 1,750 | PEC Zwolle | N/5 | Right | 4 | 3 | ||
| LW | Cristian Ceballos | 65 | 78 | 20 | 375,000 | - | 6,000 | Arouca | - | Left | 4 | 3 | Flair | On loan from Tottenham |
| LW | Fede Vico | 67 | 78 | 18 | 450,000 | - | 6,000 | RSC Anderlect | N/5 | Left | 3 | 3 | ||
| LM | Anthony Limbombe | 66 | 78 | 18 | 450,000 | 700,000 | 1,500 | KRC Genk | Y/2 | Right | 3 | 3 | ||
| LM | Adriá Carmona | 67 | 78 | 21 | 500,000 | - | 6,000 | Girona CF | N/4 | Left | 4 | 3 | ||
| LW | Thomás | 66 | 78 | 20 | 500,000 | - | 4,000 | Siena | - | Right | 3 | 4 | On loan from Flamengo | |
| LW | Wesley Saïd | 61 | 77 | 18 | 140,000 | 625,000 | 1,750 | Stade Rennais | Y/3 | Right | 2 | 3 | ||
| LM | John McGinn | 61 | 77 | 18 | 140,000 | 650,000 | 1,500 | St. Mirren | Y/2 | Left | 4 | 3 | Long passer | |
| LW | Aaron Samuel Olanare | 60 | 77 | 19 | 140,000 | - | 1,250 | Sarpsborg | N/4 | Left | 3 | 3 | ||
| LW | Federico Bernardeschi | 62 | 77 | 19 | 210,000 | 625,000 | 3,000 | Crotone | Y/1 | Left | 3 | 3 | ||
| LM | Jimmy Cabot | 63 | 77 | 19 | 210,000 | 825,000 | 3,000 | ES Troyes | Y/3 | Right | 3 | 3 | ||
| LM | Jordan Obita | 65 | 77 | 19 | 350,000 | 275,000 | 4,000 | Reading | Y/4 | Left | 3 | 3 | Early crosser, flair | |
| LW | Ignacio Lores Varela | 66 | 77 | 22 | 500,000 | 1,000,000 | 4,000 | Palermo | Y/3 | Left | 3 | 4 | ||
| LW | Giammario Piscitella | 67 | 77 | 20 | 500,000 | - | 6,000 | Pescara | N/4 | Right | 3 | 3 | ||
| LW | Rachid Ghezzal | 69 | 77 | 21 | 700,000 | 1,000,000 | 10,000 | Olympique Lyon | Y/2 | Left | 2 | 4 |