Midfield maestro Joao Moutinho and Dimitar Berbatov are still around too. Prefer a taste for the finer things down in the Principality? Owner Rybolovlev’s high profile divorce may mean the likes of James Rodriguez and Falcao have departed, but you have a raft of young talent coming through such as Kondogbia, Ocampos and Kurzawa. It’s the Champions League where you’ll be expected to deliver for the hard to please Sheikhs. Keep the axis of Cavani and Ibrahimovic happy and stop David Luiz going walkabout in central defence and Ligue 1 shouldn’t be too tricky, although Bielsa’s Marseille may cause some problems. £38m to spend should mean you’re able to bring in a couple. ‘Sign high-profile players’ is the message in the first briefing from the board. Beating the other team in Madrid would help too. The ultimate challenge is to replicate last season’s form. You’ve also got wonderkid Angel Correra, who you’ll know from Football Manager 2014. Mario Mandzukic will fill your Diego Costa-shaped hole, and the likes of Antoine Griezmann, Arda Turan and Koke will chip in with goals and assists. Atletico had a busy summer, and have recruited some real quality to replace the departures. You’re the holders of the league title, but your main goalscorer, left-back and goalkeeper have jumped ship. You won’t have a big transfer budget, but around £6m should help you rebuild Rome (just not in a day). The rejuvenated Gervinho, (who starts the game with a market value of £23.5m!) will provide for the evergreen Francesco Totti up top. You’ll have a couple of gaps in your team with the injury-enforced absence of Kevin Strootman and departure of Mehdi Benatia, but one of Europe’s finest scouting systems will keep you well informed of unearthed gems. There is £3m left over in the transfer pot, so you’ll need to be as shrewd as Big Sam if you’re to dip your toe in the transfer market. The conveyor belt of talent will keep chugging along too with the likes of Lloyd Isgrove and Harrison Reed waiting in the wings.ĭiamond? Stewart Downing as your Trequartista? Oh go on then! Opposition teams will have their hands full with the pacey duo of Diafra Sakho and Enner Valencia, and with the sure footed Alex Song and Mark Noble behind them you’ll have the base of a strong side. Money in the bank to the tune of around £14m, depending on season ambitions, could be used to further develop a talented squad. ![]() With Graziano Pellè leading the line backed up by creator-in-chief Dušan Tadić and, once he’s fit, Jay Rodriguez, (virtual) entertainment will be high on the (virtual) South Coast. Do you experiment with a 3-5-2 to fit in your No.10s or do you drop star names in favour of a solid system? Be warned – with some of your stars likely to be tempted by the prospect of Champions League football elsewhere, your man management skills will need to be at their best. With a raft of attacking talent and a defence as shaky as Stuart McCall on a Toyota Corolla, it’s a fine balancing act. ![]() Starting with a transfer budget of £60m, you can quickly fill the gaps Woodward & Co.
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